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Webster 1913 Edition

Outspeak

Out-speak′

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Verb.
T.
1.
To exceed in speaking.
2.
To speak openly or boldly.
T. Campbell.
3.
To express more than.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Outspeak

OUTSPE'AK

,
Verb.
T.
To speak something beyond; to exceed.

Definition 2024

outspeak

outspeak

English

Verb

outspeak ‎(third-person singular simple present outspeaks, present participle outspeaking, simple past outspoke, past participle outspoken)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
  2. (intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
  3. (transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.

Derived terms

Etymology

From out- +‎ speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak ‎(“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken ‎(“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen ‎(“to express, pronounce”).

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