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outstrengthing

outstrengthing is the present participle of outstrength.

Meaning of outstrength

Verb

outstrength (third-person singular simple present outstrengths, present participle outstrengthing, simple past and past participle outstrengthed)

  1. (transitive) To defeat in terms of strength.
    • For the future the lessons are: we should make our plans independent of aid-at-pleasure; and we should plan, even at some expense of economic progress, for military development sufficient to outstrength neighbouring countries.1962, Economic Affairs, volume 7, page 286

Questions about outstrengthing

What is outstrengthing the present participle of?
Outstrengthing is the present participle of outstrength.

Words near outstrengthing in the dictionary

  1. outstreams
  2. outstreet
  3. outstreets
  4. outstrength
  5. outstrengthed
  6. outstrengthing
  7. outstrengths
  8. outstretch
  9. outstretched
  10. outstretchedness
  11. outstretcher

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