outwill

Etymology

From out- + will.

outwill means to surpass in force of will. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “outwill” is a great word

OUTWILL — [Verb] To surpass or overcome through superior determination or force of will. From the English prefix out- (meaning "surpassing, exceeding") + will (meaning "desire, determination, volition"). Unlike "outwit," which implies a triumph of cleverness, or "overpower," which suggests dominance through physical force, to outwill is to prevail in a silent, interior contest of resolve. It is the marathoner’s trembling leg forcing one more step upward, the parent’s vigil through a third fevered night, or the quiet persistence of a root cracking a slab of concrete—a testament that the spirit can, for a time, impose its own order on a resistant universe.

verb

To surpass in force of will.“Many times a whole audience will not only be crowded into a small room, but are noisy disbelievers, call it all a humbug, distract the mind of the magnetizer, and added to these, absolutely outwill the magnetizer, in their wish to bring odium upon the science, and carry their points and gain their ends.”