Outnerve

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To show more nerve than. transitive

    "Always one has to anticipate the others (or others') actions and try to outwit as well as outnerve and outskill the others."

Example

More examples

"Always one has to anticipate the others (or others') actions and try to outwit as well as outnerve and outskill the others."

Etymology

From out- + nerve.

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