outlaugh
outlaugh verb: to ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
Verb
outlaugh (third-person singular simple present outlaughs, present participle outlaughing, simple past and past participle outlaughed)
- To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin
- To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing.
- At his father's quick guffaw he jumped back, trying to outlaugh him. "Mamma, did you hear what I said, Mamma?" Boardman felt his side. "My boy, that's a good one."1995, Myra Page, Moscow Yankee
Forms of outlaugh
| third-person singular present | outlaughs |
|---|---|
| present participle | outlaughing |
| past participle | outlaughed |
| past | outlaughed |
Origin of outlaugh
From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle.
Questions about outlaugh
- What does outlaugh mean?
- Outlaugh means to ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- What part of speech is outlaugh?
- Outlaugh is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outlaugh?
- The past tense of outlaugh is outlaughed.
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