outwar
outwar verb: to defeat or surpass (someone) in warfare.
Verb
outwar (third-person singular simple present outwars, present participle outwarring, simple past and past participle outwarred)
- To defeat or surpass (someone) in warfare.
- They [the French] deſire (king Edward [III] grovvne aged) not to ſeeme by ſitting ſtill vpon ſo many thornes of diſgrace, and loſſe, to haue beene outvvarred, though ouer-vvarred, and though in tvvo or three battels inferior, yet not to haue beene clearly debellated.1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Edward the Third, […]”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John...
Forms of outwar
| third-person singular present | outwars |
|---|---|
| present participle | outwarring |
| past participle | outwarred |
| past | outwarred |
Origin of outwar
From out- + war.
Questions about outwar
- What does outwar mean?
- Outwar means to defeat or surpass (someone) in warfare.
- What part of speech is outwar?
- Outwar is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outwar?
- The past tense of outwar is outwarred.
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