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outrate

outrate verb: to get a higher rating than something or someone else.

Verb

outrate (third-person singular simple present outrates, present participle outrating, simple past and past participle outrated)

  1. To get a higher rating than something or someone else
    • […] “The Rachel Maddow Show,” outrates CNN’s “ Larry King Live” in the 25-to-54 age group.2009 January 22, Brian Stelter, “MSNBC Wants to Add a 3rd Prime-Time Show”, in New York Times

Forms of outrate

third-person singular presentoutrates
present participleoutrating
past participleoutrated
pastoutrated

Origin of outrate

From out- + rate.

Questions about outrate

What does outrate mean?
Outrate means to get a higher rating than something or someone else.
What part of speech is outrate?
Outrate is a verb.
What is the past tense of outrate?
The past tense of outrate is outrated.

Words near outrate in the dictionary

  1. outrants
  2. outrap
  3. outrapped
  4. outrapping
  5. outraps
  6. outrate
  7. outrated
  8. outrates
  9. outrating
  10. outraught
  11. outrave

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