outcure
outcure verb: to cure more effectively than; to surpass in curing.
Verb
outcure (third-person singular simple present outcures, present participle outcuring, simple past and past participle outcured)
- To cure more effectively than; to surpass in curing.
- The Christian Scientists were outcured and outtalked; they ceased to make converts in the congregation, […]1943, Louis Tucker, Clerical Errors, page 218
- The “placebo effect”—the power of mind over illness—is often so strong that the sugar pills frequently outcure the real drugs!2015, Ray C. Stedman, God's Loving Word
Forms of outcure
| third-person singular present | outcures |
|---|---|
| present participle | outcuring |
| past participle | outcured |
| past | outcured |
Origin of outcure
From out- + cure.
Questions about outcure
- What does outcure mean?
- Outcure means to cure more effectively than; to surpass in curing.
- What part of speech is outcure?
- Outcure is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outcure?
- The past tense of outcure is outcured.
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