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outsweeten

outsweeten verb: to surpass in sweetness.

Verb

outsweeten (third-person singular simple present outsweetens, present participle outsweetening, simple past and past participle outsweetened)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in sweetness.
    • The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander,
      Outsweeten'd not thy breath1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Forms of outsweeten

third-person singular presentoutsweetens
present participleoutsweetening
past participleoutsweetened
pastoutsweetened

Origin of outsweeten

From out- + sweeten.

Questions about outsweeten

What does outsweeten mean?
Outsweeten means to surpass in sweetness.
What part of speech is outsweeten?
Outsweeten is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsweeten?
The past tense of outsweeten is outsweetened.

Words near outsweeten in the dictionary

  1. outsweats
  2. outsweep
  3. outsweeping
  4. outsweepings
  5. outsweeps
  6. outsweeten
  7. outsweetened
  8. outsweetening
  9. outsweetens
  10. outswell
  11. outswelled

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