outshow
UK/aʊtˈʃəʊ/US/aʊtˈʃoʊ/
outshow verb: to show or present publicly; exhibit openly.
Verb
outshow (third-person singular simple present outshows, present participle outshowing, simple past outshowed, past participle outshown)
- To show or present publicly; exhibit openly.
- He blushed to see another Sun below, / Ne durst again his fiery face outshow.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Aegloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC
- And yet the king did all their lookes outshow.[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer...
- To surpass or exceed in showing; exceed in being shown, especially in contest, competition, or rivalry.
- Mazurka 13th, now owned by Mr. Streator, at ten years old Is dam of eight living calves at single births, and we don't know a cow of her age that can outshow her.1873, Cultivator and country gentleman: Volume 38
- Surely it is not vainglory nor a desire simply to outshow other nations which lead to the enormous expenditures involved in every international exposition.1902, William George Bruce, William Conrad Bruce, National School Boards Association, The American school board journal: Volumes 24-25
Noun
outshow (uncountable)
- The act of openly showing or revealing; display; exhibition.
- We deal only with the facts, the outshow of the theory to which we object.1871, The American quarterly church review, volume 22
- An example.
- For an outshow, the gang of water has two waterstuff unclefts bound to one sourstuff uncleft; the gang of rust has two iron and three sourstuff unclefts; [...]1976, Poul Anderson, Homebrew
Forms of outshow
| third-person singular present | outshows |
|---|---|
| present participle | outshowing |
| past | outshowed |
| past participle | outshown |
Origin of outshow
From Middle English outschewen. Compare Dutch uitschouwen (“to view, see”), German ausschauen (“to look, appear; to look out”). By surface analysis, out- + show.
Words that rhyme with outshow
Questions about outshow
- What does outshow mean?
- Outshow means to show or present publicly; exhibit openly.
- What part of speech is outshow?
- Outshow can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce outshow?
- Outshow is pronounced /aʊtˈʃəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of outshow?
- The past tense of outshow is outshowed.
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