"outcure" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outcures [present, singular, third-person], outcuring [participle, present], outcured [participle, past], outcured [past]
Etymology: out- + cure Etymology templates: {{pre|en|out|cure}} out- + cure Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcure (third-person singular simple present outcures, present participle outcuring, simple past and past participle outcured)
  1. (transitive) To cure more effectively than; to surpass in curing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outcure-en-verb-Ox1AOTXG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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