"outmaster" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outmasters [present, singular, third-person], outmastering [participle, present], outmastered [participle, past], outmastered [past]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Etymology: out- + master Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|master}} out- + master Head templates: {{en-verb}} outmaster (third-person singular simple present outmasters, present participle outmastering, simple past and past participle outmastered)
  1. To overcome; to win or prevail in a competition.
    Sense id: en-outmaster-en-verb-uastzDW- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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