"outscorn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outscorns [present, singular, third-person], outscorning [participle, present], outscorned [participle, past], outscorned [past]
Etymology: out- + scorn Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|scorn}} out- + scorn Head templates: {{en-verb}} outscorn (third-person singular simple present outscorns, present participle outscorning, simple past and past participle outscorned)
  1. (transitive) To overcome or overwhelm by haughty disregard; defy; scorn or despise. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outscorn-en-verb-6LQUZDPb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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