"outlearn" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈlɜːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /aʊtˈlɝn/ [General-American] Forms: outlearns [present, singular, third-person], outlearning [participle, present], outlearned [participle, past], outlearned [past], outlearnt [participle, past], outlearnt [past]
enPR: lûn, lûrn Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n Etymology: From out- + learn. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|learn}} out- + learn Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=outlearnt|past_ptc2=outlearnt}} outlearn (third-person singular simple present outlearns, present participle outlearning, simple past and past participle outlearned or outlearnt)
  1. (transitive) To surpass (someone) in learning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outlearn-en-verb-vMpChCft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 55 45
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To learn (something) completely and thoroughly; to exhaust knowledge of. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-outlearn-en-verb-AChHOvrH Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 55 45

Inflected forms

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