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outwarred

outwarred is the simple past and past participle of outwar.

Meaning of outwar

Verb

outwar (third-person singular simple present outwars, present participle outwarring, simple past and past participle outwarred)

  1. (transitive) 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...

Questions about outwarred

What is outwarred the simple past and past participle of?
Outwarred is the simple past and past participle of outwar.

Words near outwarred in the dictionary

  1. outwardly
  2. outwardmost
  3. outwardness
  4. outwardnesses
  5. outwards
  6. outwarred
  7. outwarring
  8. outwars
  9. outwash
  10. outwashes
  11. outwaste

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