"outserve" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outserves [present, singular, third-person], outserving [participle, present], outserved [participle, past], outserved [past]
Etymology: out- + serve Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|serve}} out- + serve Head templates: {{en-verb}} outserve (third-person singular simple present outserves, present participle outserving, simple past and past participle outserved)
  1. (transitive) To serve more or better than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outserve-en-verb-7~yxOfPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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