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outplease

outplease verb: to surpass in pleasing.

Verb

outplease (third-person singular simple present outpleases, present participle outpleasing, simple past and past participle outpleased)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in pleasing.
    • Dr. Ed Wheat has sagely said, “Every physical union should be a contest to see which partner can outplease the other.”1984, Tim LaHaye, Beverly LaHaye, What Lovemaking Means to a Man, page 32

Forms of outplease

third-person singular presentoutpleases
present participleoutpleasing
past participleoutpleased
pastoutpleased

Origin of outplease

From out- + please.

Questions about outplease

What does outplease mean?
Outplease means to surpass in pleasing.
What part of speech is outplease?
Outplease is a verb.
What is the past tense of outplease?
The past tense of outplease is outpleased.

Words near outplease in the dictionary

  1. outplays
  2. outplead
  3. outpleaded
  4. outpleading
  5. outpleads
  6. outplease
  7. outpleased
  8. outpleases
  9. outpleasing
  10. outplod
  11. outplodded

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