outdream

Etymology

From out- + dream.

outdream means to surpass in dreams or imagination. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “outdream” is a great word

OUTDREAM — [Verb] To surpass another in the scope, intensity, or vividness of one's dreams or imaginative visions. From the English prefix out- (meaning "surpassing, exceeding") + dream. Unlike "outdo" (which concerns tangible action and achievement) or "imagine" (which denotes the simple formation of mental images), to outdream is to exceed in the pure, unbounded theater of the mind. It is the child whose whispered story unfurls a richer cosmos than the parent’s, the prisoner whose inward horizon stretches farther than any guard’s outward view, and the artist whose conjured world renders all predecessors mere sketches—a victory that casts no shadow, celebrated only in the private kingdom of the possible.

verb

To surpass in dreams or imagination.