outweed
outweed verb: to weed out.
Verb
outweed (third-person singular simple present outweeds, present participle outweeding, simple past and past participle outweeded)
- To weed out.
- But ſparks, ſeed, drops, and filth, do thus delay;
The ſparks ſoone quench, the ſpringing ſeed outweed,
The drops dry up, and filth wipe cleane away1590, Edmund Spenser, “The Faerie Queene”, in The Works of Edmund Spenser, volume 3, London: printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, T. Payne, Cadell and Davies, and R. H. Evans, published 1805, →OCLC...
- But ſparks, ſeed, drops, and filth, do thus delay;
Forms of outweed
| third-person singular present | outweeds |
|---|---|
| present participle | outweeding |
| past participle | outweeded |
| past | outweeded |
Origin of outweed
From out- + weed.
Questions about outweed
- What does outweed mean?
- Outweed means to weed out.
- What part of speech is outweed?
- Outweed is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outweed?
- The past tense of outweed is outweeded.
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