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outmates

outmates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outmate.

outmates is the plural of outmate.

Meaning of outmate

Verb

outmate (third-person singular simple present outmates, present participle outmating, simple past and past participle outmated)

  1. To mate with an individual who is not part of one's immediate social group.
  2. (transitive) To surpass in finding mates; to outbreed.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To outmatch.

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Questions about outmates

What is outmates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outmates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outmate.

Words near outmates in the dictionary

  1. outmatched
  2. outmatches
  3. outmatching
  4. outmate
  5. outmated
  6. outmates
  7. outmating
  8. outmeasure
  9. outmeasured
  10. outmeasures
  11. outmeasuring

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