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outdeviling

outdeviling is the present participle and gerund of outdevil.

Meaning of outdevil

Verb

outdevil (third-person singular simple present outdevils, present participle (US) outdeviling or (UK) outdevilling, simple past and past participle (US) outdeviled or (UK) outdevilled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in devilry.
    • Here they outdevil the devil himself; […]1871, John Levington, Key to Masonry, and Kindred Secret Combinations, page 205

Questions about outdeviling

What is outdeviling the present participle and gerund of?
Outdeviling is the present participle and gerund of outdevil.

Words near outdeviling in the dictionary

  1. outdesigned
  2. outdesigning
  3. outdesigns
  4. outdevil
  5. outdeviled
  6. outdeviling
  7. outdevilled
  8. outdevilling
  9. outdevils
  10. Outdia
  11. outdid

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