"outray" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈɹeɪ/ Forms: outrays [present, singular, third-person], outraying [participle, present], outrayed [participle, past], outrayed [past]
Etymology: From out- + ray. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|ray}} out- + ray Head templates: {{en-verb}} outray (third-person singular simple present outrays, present participle outraying, simple past and past participle outrayed)
  1. (obsolete) To spread out in array. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-outray-en-verb-w-ahFcvF 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: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (obsolete) To outshine. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-outray-en-verb-7smv7MHV

Inflected forms

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