Weath″er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Weathered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Weathering.]
1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.
soaring through his wide empire of the air
To weather his broad sails. Spenser.
This gear lacks weathering. Latimer.
2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.
For I can weather the roughest gale. Longfellow.
You will weather the difficulties yet. F. W. Robertson.
3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.
4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. Encyc. Brit.
To weather a point. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition. — To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.