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(transitive, archaic) To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding..
Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.
[T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]
I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present.
This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […]
A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […]
The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color.
The Judge gave a judgment against the whole boat's crew, I being one of the men, for $30,000. Of course, we did not feel like paying it. I did not; it was none of my fault, but I happened to belong to the same boat, and it outstands there now.
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Outstand means (transitive, archaic) To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding..
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Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.
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