"outlaugh" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outlaughs [present, singular, third-person], outlaughing [participle, present], outlaughed [participle, past], outlaughed [past]
Etymology: From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|out|laugh}} out- + laugh, {{cog|stq|uutlachje}} Saterland Frisian uutlachje, {{cog|fy|útlaitsje}} West Frisian útlaitsje, {{cog|nl|uitlachen|t=to ridicule}} Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), {{cog|nds-de|utlachen}} German Low German utlachen, {{cog|de|auslachen|t=to laugh at}} German auslachen (“to laugh at”), {{cog|da|udle}} Danish udle Head templates: {{en-verb}} outlaugh (third-person singular simple present outlaughs, present participle outlaughing, simple past and past participle outlaughed)
  1. (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Laughter
    Sense id: en-outlaugh-en-verb--9LvEte~ Disambiguation of Laughter: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 67 33
  2. (transitive) To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Laughter
    Sense id: en-outlaugh-en-verb-utxdFz-Q Disambiguation of Laughter: 45 55

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing."
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        "(transitive) To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing."
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        "(transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing."
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        "(transitive) To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing."
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