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outspoke

outspoke is the simple past of outspeak.

Meaning of outspeak

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.

Questions about outspoke

What is outspoke the simple past of?
Outspoke is the simple past of outspeak.

Words near outspoke in the dictionary

  1. outsplendors
  2. outsplendour
  3. outsplendoured
  4. outsplendouring
  5. outsplendours
  6. outspoke
  7. outspoken
  8. outspokenly
  9. outspokenness
  10. outspokennesses
  11. outspook

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