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outdirect

outdirect verb: to surpass in directing.

Verb

outdirect (third-person singular simple present outdirects, present participle outdirecting, simple past and past participle outdirected)

  1. (nonce-word, transitive) To surpass in directing.
    • Do not try to outdirect the director. Mark all shot changes on the shot sheet.2014, Herbert Zettl, Television Production Handbook, page 141

Forms of outdirect

third-person singular presentoutdirects
present participleoutdirecting
past participleoutdirected
pastoutdirected

Origin of outdirect

From out- + direct.

Questions about outdirect

What does outdirect mean?
Outdirect means to surpass in directing.
What part of speech is outdirect?
Outdirect is a verb.
What is the past tense of outdirect?
The past tense of outdirect is outdirected.

Words near outdirect in the dictionary

  1. outdigs
  2. outdin
  3. outdinned
  4. outdinning
  5. outdins
  6. outdirect
  7. outdirected
  8. outdirecting
  9. outdirects
  10. outdistance
  11. outdistanced

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