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outgive

outgive verb: to surpass in giving; to give more than.

Verb

outgive (third-person singular simple present outgives, present participle outgiving, simple past outgave, past participle outgiven)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in giving; to give more than.
    • The bounteous play'r outgave the pinching lord1692, Charles Dryden, Juvenal's Seventh Satire

Forms of outgive

third-person singular presentoutgives
present participleoutgiving
pastoutgave
past participleoutgiven

Origin of outgive

From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”).

Questions about outgive

What does outgive mean?
Outgive means to surpass in giving; to give more than.
What part of speech is outgive?
Outgive is a verb.
What is the past tense of outgive?
The past tense of outgive is outgave.

Words near outgive in the dictionary

  1. outgeneraled
  2. outgeneraling
  3. outgeneralled
  4. outgeneralling
  5. outgenerals
  6. outgive
  7. outgiven
  8. outgives
  9. outgiving
  10. outgivings
  11. outglare

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