"outdevil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outdevils [present, singular, third-person], outdeviling [participle, present], outdevilling [participle, present], outdeviled [participle, past], outdeviled [past], outdevilled [participle, past], outdevilled [past]
Etymology: out- + devil Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|devil}} out- + devil Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=++|pres_ptc2=++}} outdevil (third-person singular simple present outdevils, present participle outdeviling or outdevilling, simple past and past participle outdeviled or outdevilled)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in devilry. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outdevil-en-verb-Fj3AIbKe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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