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outspell

outspell verb: to spell better than.

Verb

outspell (third-person singular simple present outspells, present participle outspelling, simple past and past participle outspelled or outspelt)

  1. (transitive) To spell better than.
    • He could outspell anybody at school.

Forms of outspell

third-person singular presentoutspells
present participleoutspelling
past participleoutspelled
pastoutspelled
past participleoutspelt
pastoutspelt

Origin of outspell

From out- + spell.

Questions about outspell

What does outspell mean?
Outspell means to spell better than.
What part of speech is outspell?
Outspell is a verb.
What is the past tense of outspell?
The past tense of outspell is outspelled.

Words near outspell in the dictionary

  1. outsped
  2. outspeed
  3. outspeeded
  4. outspeeding
  5. outspeeds
  6. outspell
  7. outspelled
  8. outspelling
  9. outspells
  10. outspelt
  11. outspend

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