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outriven

outriven is the past participle of outrive.

Meaning of outrive

Verb

outrive (third-person singular simple present outrives, present participle outriving, simple past outrove, past participle outriven)

  1. (obsolete) To rive, sever or clear
    • The cou’nants be (he said) that thou vnfold / This wretched boſome, and my hart out riue, [...]1600, [Torquato Tasso], “The Third Booke of Godfrey of Bulloigne”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold]...

Questions about outriven

What is outriven the past participle of?
Outriven is the past participle of outrive.

Words near outriven in the dictionary

  1. outrivaling
  2. outrivalled
  3. outrivalling
  4. outrivals
  5. outrive
  6. outriven
  7. outrives
  8. outriving
  9. outrizz
  10. outrizzed
  11. outrizzes

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