"outspeak" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outspeaks [present, singular, third-person], outspeaking [participle, present], outspoke [past], outspoken [participle, past]
Etymology: From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|speak}} out- + speak, {{cog|sco|outspeak||to declare, utter, speak out}} Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), {{cog|nl|uitspreken||to pronounce, outspeak}} Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), {{cog|de|aussprechen||to express, pronounce}} German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”) Head templates: {{en-verb|outspeaks|outspeaking|outspoke|outspoken}} outspeak (third-person singular simple present outspeaks, present participle outspeaking, simple past outspoke, past participle outspoken)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outspeak-en-verb-Oo2Osxj5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Talking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 12 14 Disambiguation of Talking: 36 30 35
  2. (intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud. Tags: dialectal, intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-outspeak-en-verb-GDmMLNbW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out-, Talking Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Talking: 36 30 35
  3. (transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise. Tags: dialectal, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-outspeak-en-verb-uybdWEHn Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 36 30 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: outspeaking, outspoken

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than."
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        "To speak out or aloud."
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        "(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud."
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        "To declare; utter; express; vocalise."
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        [
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        "(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise."
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        "To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than."
      ],
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          "speaking",
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        "(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than."
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        "transitive"
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        "To speak out or aloud."
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          "speak out",
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        "(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud."
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        "To declare; utter; express; vocalise."
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          "utter",
          "utter"
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          "express",
          "express"
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          "vocalise",
          "vocalise"
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        "(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise."
      ],
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