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outranking

outranking is the present participle and gerund of outrank.

Meaning of outrank

Verb

outrank (third-person singular simple present outranks, present participle outranking, simple past and past participle outranked)

  1. (transitive) To be of a higher rank than.
  2. (transitive) To be more important than.
    • We've been acting on confidentiality, because we feel AIDS outranks the law.1987 February 22, Ben Robbins, quoting Wanda Rickerby, “Conn. Mulls over Release of PWA Names”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 31, page 3

Questions about outranking

What is outranking the present participle and gerund of?
Outranking is the present participle and gerund of outrank.

Words near outranking in the dictionary

  1. outranged
  2. outranges
  3. outranging
  4. outrank
  5. outranked
  6. outranking
  7. outranks
  8. outrant
  9. outranted
  10. outranting
  11. outrants

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