† outfrontv.
/ˌaʊtˈfrʌnt/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈfrənt/ Obsolete.
transitive. To stand face to face with, confront; to face.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront
abidec1275
stand?1316
visagec1386
bidec1400
to stand to ——1562
affront1569
to look (a person, etc.) in the face1573
outface1574
front1582
to meet with1585
confront1594
propose1594
to stand up to1596
outfront1631
to stand forth to1631
head1682
meet1725
the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > face (of things)
face1567
affront1575
frontier1579
regard1585
front1609
confront1610
to stand to ——1632
outfront1883
1631 P. Fletcher Sicelides iv. iv. sig. H2v If furies should out-front me, I'de out-stare them.
1796 G. Colman Iron Chest p. iii He stands sulkily before me..tougher than the Dun Cow of Warwick!—His front outfronting the brazen bull of Perillus!
1862 H. W. Halleck Elem. Mil. Art & Sci. (ed. 3) 266 They..change their position with rapidity for the purpose of outfronting a whole wing.
1877 L. Morris Epic of Hades iii. 28 The soul dwells Apart upon the heights, outfronts the sun As the eagle does, and takes the coming dawn.
1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxxiii This newer Inisheen out-fronting the sea was more changed than the older part of the town.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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