"outsweeten" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outsweetens [present, singular, third-person], outsweetening [participle, present], outsweetened [participle, past], outsweetened [past]
Etymology: From out- + sweeten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|sweeten}} out- + sweeten Head templates: {{en-verb}} outsweeten (third-person singular simple present outsweetens, present participle outsweetening, simple past and past participle outsweetened)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in sweetness. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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