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outfaming

outfaming is the present participle and gerund 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 outfaming

What is outfaming the present participle and gerund of?
Outfaming is the present participle and gerund of outfame.

Words near outfaming in the dictionary

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

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