Outdure
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To endure beyond; to outlast. obsolete, transitive
"Egyptians, dare you think your higheſt Pyramids, Built to out-dure the Sun, as you ſuppoſe, Where your unworthy Kings lye rak'd in Aſhes, Are Monuments fit for him?"
Example
More examples"Egyptians, dare you think your higheſt Pyramids, Built to out-dure the Sun, as you ſuppoſe, Where your unworthy Kings lye rak'd in Aſhes, Are Monuments fit for him?"
Etymology
From out- + dure.
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