"outrank" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outranks [present, singular, third-person], outranking [participle, present], outranked [participle, past], outranked [past]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: out- + rank Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|rank}} out- + rank Head templates: {{en-verb}} outrank (third-person singular simple present outranks, present participle outranking, simple past and past participle outranked)
  1. (transitive) To be of a higher rank than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outrank-en-verb-i4CgerPd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 58 42
  2. (transitive) To be more important than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outrank-en-verb-Ei63LhAi

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for outrank meaning in English (1.8kB)

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