"outplead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outpleads [present, singular, third-person], outpleading [participle, present], outpleaded [participle, past], outpleaded [past]
Etymology: From out- + plead. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|plead}} out- + plead Head templates: {{en-verb}} outplead (third-person singular simple present outpleads, present participle outpleading, simple past and past participle outpleaded)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in pleading; to plead more successfully than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To surpass in pleading; to plead more successfully than."
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