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outlaughed

outlaughed is the simple past and past participle of outlaugh.

Meaning of outlaugh

Verb

outlaugh (third-person singular simple present outlaughs, present participle outlaughing, simple past and past participle outlaughed)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (transitive) 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

Questions about outlaughed

What is outlaughed the simple past and past participle of?
Outlaughed is the simple past and past participle of outlaugh.

Words near outlaughed in the dictionary

  1. outlastest
  2. outlasteth
  3. outlasting
  4. outlasts
  5. outlaugh
  6. outlaughed
  7. outlaughing
  8. outlaughs
  9. outlaunch
  10. outlaunched
  11. outlaunches

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