"outcant" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈkænt/ Forms: outcants [present, singular, third-person], outcanting [participle, present], outcanted [participle, past], outcanted [past]
Etymology: From out- + cant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|cant}} out- + cant Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcant (third-person singular simple present outcants, present participle outcanting, simple past and past participle outcanted)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To surpass in canting; to use more jargon than. Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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