"outbrain" meaning in English

See outbrain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: outbrains [present, singular, third-person], outbraining [participle, present], outbrained [participle, past], outbrained [past]
Etymology: out- + brain Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|brain}} out- + brain Head templates: {{en-verb}} outbrain (third-person singular simple present outbrains, present participle outbraining, simple past and past participle outbrained)
  1. (transitive, informal) To exceed in mental ability; to be cleverer than. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-outbrain-en-verb-hWfrgNUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outbrain meaning in English (1.2kB)

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