Outbear

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To endure a hardship, load, or burden for a longer time or to a greater degree than someone else does
2. To withstand or tolerate something more successfully than a rival, outlasting them in sheer endurance
3. To surpass another in the capacity to put up with pressure, pain, or weight without giving way

Etymology: "Outbear" is a plain compound: the prefix "out-" added to the verb "bear" in the sense of enduring or sustaining something. Its roots lie in Middle English "outberen," which joined the same two elements, and the word has close relatives in other Germanic languages, such as Danish "udbære" and Swedish "utbära," which are built the same way. The sense of "out-" here is the one found in older verbs like "outlast" and "outrun," meaning to surpass another in the action named. So to outbear something is to keep on bearing a burden, pressure or hardship past the point where someone else gives way. The word is the same kind of formation as those, applied to endurance rather than speed or duration.

Synonyms: outlast, outlive, outendure