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outreign

outreign verb: to surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.

Verb

outreign (third-person singular simple present outreigns, present participle outreigning, simple past and past participle outreigned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.
    • On 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-serving monarch, having outreigned Queen Victoria.
    • In wretched prison long he did remain ,
      Țill they outreigned had their utmost1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of outreign

third-person singular presentoutreigns
present participleoutreigning
past participleoutreigned
pastoutreigned

Origin of outreign

From out- + reign.

Questions about outreign

What does outreign mean?
Outreign means to surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.
What part of speech is outreign?
Outreign is a verb.
What is the past tense of outreign?
The past tense of outreign is outreigned.

Words near outreign in the dictionary

  1. outredden
  2. outreddened
  3. outreddening
  4. outreddens
  5. outredding
  6. outreign
  7. outreigned
  8. outreigning
  9. outreigns
  10. outrelief
  11. outremer

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