"outken" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outkens [present, singular, third-person], outkenning [participle, present], outkenned [participle, past], outkenned [past], outkent [participle, past], outkent [past]
Etymology: From out- + ken. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|ken}} out- + ken Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=outkent}} outken (third-person singular simple present outkens, present participle outkenning, simple past and past participle outkenned or outkent)
  1. (transitive, nonce word) To surpass or exceed in knowledge. Tags: nonce-word, transitive
    Sense id: en-outken-en-verb-3TgNYD9M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outken meaning in English (1.6kB)

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