"outscent" meaning in English

See outscent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: outscents [present, singular, third-person], outscenting [participle, present], outscented [participle, past], outscented [past]
Etymology: From out- + scent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|scent}} out- + scent Head templates: {{en-verb}} outscent (third-person singular simple present outscents, present participle outscenting, simple past and past participle outscented)
  1. (transitive) To exceed in odour; to be more odorous than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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