outbear

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verb

To bear out; support.

OriginMiddle English outberen →
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Meanings

verboutbear (third-person singular simple present outbears, present participle outbearing, simple past outbore, past participle outborne)

present singular third person outbears · participle present outbearing · past outbore · participle past outborne

  1. transitiveTo bear out; support.

    This song of soul I struggle to outbear, […]

    1860, William Caldwell Roscoe, Richard Holt Hutton, Poems and essays: Volume 2
    1 more example

    I marvel at myself, that e'er I yielded This amorous enterprise even to you, But that my loyalty outbears my love.

    1878, The New York Drama: no. 37-48

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoutberen
  2. Englishoutbear

From Middle English outberen, equivalent to out- + bear. Cognate with Danish udbære, Swedish utbära.

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APA

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MLA

“outbear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbear.

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