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outpretend

outpretend verb: to surpass in pretending.

Verb

outpretend (third-person singular simple present outpretends, present participle outpretending, simple past and past participle outpretended)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in pretending.

Forms of outpretend

third-person singular presentoutpretends
present participleoutpretending
past participleoutpretended
pastoutpretended

Origin of outpretend

From out- + pretend.

Questions about outpretend

What does outpretend mean?
Outpretend means to surpass in pretending.
What part of speech is outpretend?
Outpretend is a verb.
What is the past tense of outpretend?
The past tense of outpretend is outpretended.

Words near outpretend in the dictionary

  1. outpreens
  2. outpress
  3. outpressed
  4. outpresses
  5. outpressing
  6. outpretend
  7. outpretended
  8. outpretending
  9. outpretends
  10. outprice
  11. outpriced

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