verb
- to overcome or defeat by force of will; to get the better of through determination or willpower
Usage: transitive; literary or formal
Examples
- She managed to outwill her opponent through sheer determination.
- He tried to outwill the temptation to give up.
- The champion outwilled every challenger who faced her.
- Through discipline, she outwilled her doubts and fears.
- He could not outwill the force of circumstance.