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outspeak

outspeak verb: to surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.

Verb

outspeak (third-person singular simple present outspeaks, present participle outspeaking, simple past outspoke, past participle outspoken)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
  2. (dialectal, intransitive, rare) To speak out or aloud.
  3. (dialectal, rare, transitive) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.

Forms of outspeak

third-person singular presentoutspeaks
present participleoutspeaking
pastoutspoke
past participleoutspoken

Origin of outspeak

From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”).

Words formed from outspeak

Questions about outspeak

What does outspeak mean?
Outspeak means to surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
What part of speech is outspeak?
Outspeak is a verb.
What is the past tense of outspeak?
The past tense of outspeak is outspoke.

Words near outspeak in the dictionary

  1. outsparkle
  2. outsparkled
  3. outsparkles
  4. outsparkling
  5. outspat
  6. outspeak
  7. outspeaker
  8. outspeakers
  9. outspeaking
  10. outspeaks
  11. outsped

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