Outsleep

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To sleep longer than or beyond. transitive

    "And often in his secret soul he prays To sleep through barren periods unaware, Arousing at some longed-for date of pleasure; Which having passed and yielded him small treasure, He would outsleep another term of care."

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"And often in his secret soul he prays To sleep through barren periods unaware, Arousing at some longed-for date of pleasure; Which having passed and yielded him small treasure, He would outsleep another term of care."

Etymology

From out- + sleep.

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