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outswarm

outswarm verb: to swarm in greater numbers than.

Verb

outswarm (third-person singular simple present outswarms, present participle outswarming, simple past and past participle outswarmed)

  1. (transitive) To swarm in greater numbers than.
    • No longer I regard ye as my countrymen; / But, tho' your numbers did outswarm the locusts, / As bandits, I would hurl destruction on you.1815, George Percival Bromley, The Rebellion, Or Norwich in 1549, page 38

Forms of outswarm

third-person singular presentoutswarms
present participleoutswarming
past participleoutswarmed
pastoutswarmed

Origin of outswarm

From out- + swarm.

Questions about outswarm

What does outswarm mean?
Outswarm means to swarm in greater numbers than.
What part of speech is outswarm?
Outswarm is a verb.
What is the past tense of outswarm?
The past tense of outswarm is outswarmed.

Words near outswarm in the dictionary

  1. outswam
  2. outswap
  3. outswapped
  4. outswapping
  5. outswaps
  6. outswarm
  7. outswarmed
  8. outswarming
  9. outswarms
  10. outsway
  11. outswayed

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