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outtower

outtower verb: to rise higher than; to tower above.

Verb

outtower (third-person singular simple present outtowers, present participle outtowering, simple past and past participle outtowered)

  1. (transitive) To rise higher than; to tower above.
    • Tou see a person, who, added to yourself, would make, you think, a glorious being, and you proceed to idealize accordingly; you stand on his head, and outtower the tallest; you club your brains with his, and are wiser than the wisest; you add the heat of your heart to his, and produce a very...1854, The Eclectic Review, page 147

Forms of outtower

third-person singular presentouttowers
present participleouttowering
past participleouttowered
pastouttowered

Origin of outtower

From out- + tower.

Questions about outtower

What does outtower mean?
Outtower means to rise higher than; to tower above.
What part of speech is outtower?
Outtower is a verb.
What is the past tense of outtower?
The past tense of outtower is outtowered.

Words near outtower in the dictionary

  1. outtook
  2. outtop
  3. outtopped
  4. outtopping
  5. outtops
  6. outtower
  7. outtowered
  8. outtowering
  9. outtowers
  10. outtrade
  11. outtraded

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