outwatch

verb

out·​watch ˌau̇t-ˈwäch 

-ˈwȯch

outwatched; outwatching; outwatches

transitive verb

: to surpass in watching : to maintain a longer vigil than

So, the Spider, doggedly watching Estella, outwatched many brighter insects …

—Charles Dickens

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above