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outclassing

outclassing is the present participle and gerund of outclass.

Meaning of outclass

Verb

outclass (third-person singular simple present outclasses, present participle outclassing, simple past and past participle outclassed)

  1. (transitive) to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
    • In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.

Questions about outclassing

What is outclassing the present participle and gerund of?
Outclassing is the present participle and gerund of outclass.

Words near outclassing in the dictionary

  1. outclamouring
  2. outclamours
  3. outclass
  4. outclassed
  5. outclasses
  6. outclassing
  7. outclearing
  8. outclearing book
  9. outclearing books
  10. outclearings
  11. outclever

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