to outdo in frowning; silence, abash, or subdue by frowning
Word origin
[1595–1605; out- + frown]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: density, detail, exposure, option, postureout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)