"outrange" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outranges [present, singular, third-person], outranging [participle, present], outranged [participle, past], outranged [past]
Etymology: From out- + range. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|range}} out- + range Head templates: {{en-verb}} outrange (third-person singular simple present outranges, present participle outranging, simple past and past participle outranged)
  1. (transitive) To have a longer range than (another projectile or weapon). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outrange-en-verb-Fe8KkzgZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To extend beyond the scope of; to extrapolate. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-outrange-en-verb-DcSNh7Rk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48

Inflected forms

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