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outinvent

outinvent verb: to surpass in invention; to invent more or better than.

Verb

outinvent (third-person singular simple present outinvents, present participle outinventing, simple past and past participle outinvented)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in invention; to invent more or better than.

Forms of outinvent

third-person singular presentoutinvents
present participleoutinventing
past participleoutinvented
pastoutinvented

Origin of outinvent

From out- + invent.

Questions about outinvent

What does outinvent mean?
Outinvent means to surpass in invention; to invent more or better than.
What part of speech is outinvent?
Outinvent is a verb.
What is the past tense of outinvent?
The past tense of outinvent is outinvented.

Words near outinvent in the dictionary

  1. outintellectuals
  2. outintrigue
  3. outintrigued
  4. outintrigues
  5. outintriguing
  6. outinvent
  7. outinvented
  8. outinventing
  9. outinvents
  10. outinvest
  11. outinvested

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