"outcaper" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outcapers [present, singular, third-person], outcapering [participle, present], outcapered [participle, past], outcapered [past]
Etymology: out- + caper Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|caper}} out- + caper Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcaper (third-person singular simple present outcapers, present participle outcapering, simple past and past participle outcapered)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in capering. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcaper-en-verb-BojyoeaD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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