"outwill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outwills [present, singular, third-person], outwilling [participle, present], outwilled [participle, past], outwilled [past]
Etymology: out- + will Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|will}} out- + will Head templates: {{en-verb}} outwill (third-person singular simple present outwills, present participle outwilling, simple past and past participle outwilled)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in force of will. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outwill-en-verb-3n0bwlxz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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