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outnamed

outnamed is the simple past and past participle of outname.

Meaning of outname

Verb

outname (third-person singular simple present outnames, present participle outnaming, simple past and past participle outnamed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To exceed in naming or describing.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To exceed in fame or degree.
    • And found out one to out-name thy other faults.c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act V...

Questions about outnamed

What is outnamed the simple past and past participle of?
Outnamed is the simple past and past participle of outname.

Words near outnamed in the dictionary

  1. outmuscle
  2. outmuscled
  3. outmuscles
  4. outmuscling
  5. outname
  6. outnamed
  7. outnames
  8. outnaming
  9. outnerve
  10. outnerved
  11. outnerves

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