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outfamed

outfamed is the simple past and past participle of outfame.

Meaning of outfame

Verb

outfame (third-person singular simple present outfames, present participle outfaming, simple past and past participle outfamed)

  1. (transitive) To become more famous than, particularly in a competitive sense.
    • ...those two great captains, (whom Alexander sought by all means to outfame,) when they endeavoured to subject unto them the Oxydracae1829, Sir Walter Raleigh, The history of the world, page 374
    Synonyms:
    outshine

Questions about outfamed

What is outfamed the simple past and past participle of?
Outfamed is the simple past and past participle of outfame.

Words near outfamed in the dictionary

  1. outfall
  2. outfallen
  3. outfalling
  4. outfalls
  5. outfame
  6. outfamed
  7. outfames
  8. outfaming
  9. outfangenthef
  10. outfangthef
  11. outfangthief

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