"outburn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outburns [present, singular, third-person], outburning [participle, present], outburned [participle, past], outburned [past], outburnt [participle, past], outburnt [past]
Etymology: From out- + burn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|burn}} out- + burn Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=outburnt}} outburn (third-person singular simple present outburns, present participle outburning, simple past and past participle outburned or outburnt)
  1. (intransitive) To burn away; be consumed by fire. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: combust, go up, burn
    Sense id: en-outburn-en-verb-v~Lsz4xW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (transitive) To exceed in burning; burn longer than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outburn-en-verb-~y90ZvwP

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From out- + burn.",
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    },
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    {
      "form": "outburned",
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    },
    {
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    {
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To burn away; be consumed by fire."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To burn away; be consumed by fire."
      ],
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          "word": "combust"
        },
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        },
        {
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        "To exceed in burning; burn longer than."
      ],
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          "exceed"
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exceed in burning; burn longer than."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "form": "outburned",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "outburned",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "outburnt",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "outburnt",
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        "To burn away; be consumed by fire."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To burn away; be consumed by fire."
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          "word": "combust"
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        {
          "word": "go up"
        },
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          "word": "burn"
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        "To exceed in burning; burn longer than."
      ],
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          "burning"
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        "(transitive) To exceed in burning; burn longer than."
      ],
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      ]
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}

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