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单词 outbluster
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outblusterv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈblʌstə/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈbləstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, bluster v.
Etymology: < out- prefix + bluster v.
1. transitive. To deprive of or remove from by blustering. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > utter with bluster or bravado [verb (transitive)] > drive out by blustering
huff1680
outbluster1747
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > drive to or force by bullying
swagger1608
huff1680
bully1696
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the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of) > by wheedling, blustering, or worrying
wheedle1670
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vex1878
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > threaten (evil, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > restrain or force by threatening > bully > out of something
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1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. ii. 13 Those Women..can suffer themselves to be out-bluster'd and out-gloom'd, till they have no will of their own; instead of being prevailed upon, by acts of tenderness and complaisance.
2. transitive. To outdo in blustering; to get the better of by blustering.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > utter with bluster or bravado [verb (transitive)] > outdo in or overcome by blustering
out-hector1672
outblustera1863
a1863 W. M. Thackeray Medal George IV in Roundabout Papers (1869) 358 If ever I steal a teapot, and my women don't stand up for me..outbluster the policeman, and utter any amount of fibs before Mr. Beak, those beings are not what I take them to be.
1878 J. Inglis Sport & Work xiii. 146 A man..in fierce altercation with another, who tries his utmost to outbluster his furious declamation.
1937 New Eng. Q. 10 803 He out-bartered and out-blustered the Indians.
1988–9 Polit. Sci. Q. 103 745 A Republican administration was apt to outbluster a Democratic one.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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