outbearv.
/ˌaʊtˈbɛː/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈbɛ(ə)r/ Now rare.† 2. transitive. To support, to back up; to corroborate. Obsolete.† 3. transitive. To suffer without giving way, to endure; to withstand. Obsolete.† 4. transitive. Nautical. To sail faster than; = outcarry v. 2. Obsolete.
1. transitive. poetic. To carry away or outside.
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the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > off or away
atbearOE
reavec1175
heavea1240
ravishc1330
reachc1330
outbeara1400
trussa1400
remove1459
withberec1500
rapt1571
rear1596
rap1599
to carry off1684
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) ix. 27 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 141 Outborn [a1382 E.V. taken awei; L. auferuntur] be his [read þi] domes fra his face alle.
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) lxxvii. 57 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 212 And he outbare [a1382 E.V. toc awei; L. abstulit] als schepe his folk.
1658 G. Swinhoe Trag. of Unhappy Fair Irene ii. iv. 4 I see a raging stream, a mighty floud Out-bearing all its Banks.
1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 195 Thou hast outborne thence to the air Thy thoughts, unbidden.
1887 W. Morris Odyssey ii. 196 And there will men dight her a wedding, and the wedding gifts outbear, Great gifts, such as well-loved daughters have with them on the way.
1922 T. Hardy Late Lyrics & Earlier 69 Straight-stretched Lank corpses, ere outborne to earth.
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the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > adhere constantly or steadfastly to [verb (transitive)] > endure without giving way
tholec1175
suffera1387
outbear1530
to fight out1548
sustain1573
stand1575
hold1592
to stand out1600
to bide out1637
to stand for ——1896
tough1974
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or backing > support, side with, or back [verb (transitive)]
werea1300
to be abouta1400
support?a1439
to go with ——a1475
outbear1530
follow1548
subscribe1560
second1596
suffrage1614
to wait on ——1639
subjoin1810
suffrage1838
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 650/1 Who so ever saye the contrary, I wyll outbeare the.
1770 I. Bickerstaff Recruiting Serjeant (new ed.) xx. 13 And the Justices outbear thee In thy tricks.
1819 C. Dibdin Young Arthur viii. 222 With zeal he answer'd, and, on gospel sworn, By facts according were his words outborne.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > continuance or tenacity of life > continue in life [verb (transitive)] > survive event or point of time
outbear1587
survive1594
outlivec1604
1587 L. Mascall Bk. Cattell: Sheep (1627) 205 The Winter..killeth many Sheepe, the which ye did suppose they would haue out-borne the sayd Winter.
1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xix. xxxvii. 344 No marble stone, no mettall strong outbore The wondrous might, of that redoubled blow, The brasen henges from the walles it tore.
1833 W. G. Simms Bk. my Lady ix. 90 For his true honour, have we not outborne The glory of the Spanish name and arms?
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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (transitive)] > outsail another vessel
outsail1580
outcarry1631
outbeara1665
wrong1685
a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 83 Your chace goeth best before the wind, and..you can outbeare her, by.
1691 London Gaz. No. 2640/4 The Dover did out-bear her with Sail, by which means her Foretopmast came by the Board.
1865 Morning Star 30 Aug. Even our handsome Edgar was outborne by the black mass of the Solferino, with her keen, scooped-out bow slowly parting the water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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