"surpay" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: surpays [present, singular, third-person], surpaying [participle, present], surpaid [participle, past], surpaid [past]
Etymology: From sur- + pay. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sur|pay}} sur- + pay Head templates: {{en-verb|surpays|surpaying|surpaid}} surpay (third-person singular simple present surpays, present participle surpaying, simple past and past participle surpaid)
  1. (obsolete) To more than compensate for; to outweigh. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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