"outspy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outspies [present, singular, third-person], outspying [participle, present], outspied [participle, past], outspied [past]
Etymology: out- + spy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|spy}} out- + spy Head templates: {{en-verb}} outspy (third-person singular simple present outspies, present participle outspying, simple past and past participle outspied)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in spying. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outspy-en-verb-V1OUKvy5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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