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outreasoning

outreasoning is the present participle and gerund of outreason.

Meaning of outreason

Verb

outreason (third-person singular simple present outreasons, present participle outreasoning, simple past and past participle outreasoned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
    • they cannot out-reason the consciencea. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volume (please specify |volume=VII to XI)...

Questions about outreasoning

What is outreasoning the present participle and gerund of?
Outreasoning is the present participle and gerund of outreason.

Words near outreasoning in the dictionary

  1. outread
  2. outreading
  3. outreads
  4. outreason
  5. outreasoned
  6. outreasoning
  7. outreasons
  8. outrebound
  9. outrebounded
  10. outrebounding
  11. outrebounds

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