outface
/aʊtˈfeɪs
/verb [with object]
Disconcert or defeat (an opponent) by confronting them boldly: these achievements were based on outfacing militant unions...
- The following year he outfaced Khrushchev in the Cuban missile crisis.
- Truth can outlast myth but cannot always outface it.
- Getting themselves sorted with a costly state-of-the-art headquarters was never going to outface this gang.
Synonyms
stand up to, face down, cow, overawe, intimidate, browbeat, confront, beard, outstare, stare out/down, defy
