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Verb: stare down  stehr dawn
  1. Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring
    "He simply stared down his opponent";
    - outstare, outface

Derived forms: staring down, stared down, stares down

Type of: gaze, stare

Encyclopedia: Stare down