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outlighten

outlighten verb: to be more light or bright than; outshine.

Verb

outlighten (third-person singular simple present outlightens, present participle outlightening, simple past and past participle outlightened)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To be more light or bright than; outshine.

Forms of outlighten

third-person singular presentoutlightens
present participleoutlightening
past participleoutlightened
pastoutlightened

Origin of outlighten

From out- + lighten.

Questions about outlighten

What does outlighten mean?
Outlighten means to be more light or bright than; outshine.
What part of speech is outlighten?
Outlighten is a verb.
What is the past tense of outlighten?
The past tense of outlighten is outlightened.

Words near outlighten in the dictionary

  1. outlies
  2. outlift
  3. outlifted
  4. outlifting
  5. outlifts
  6. outlighten
  7. outlightened
  8. outlightening
  9. outlightens
  10. outlimb
  11. outlimbs

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