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outspeak

verb

Etymology

From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”).

  1. inherited from *bʰeh₂g-✻ — “to distribute”
  2. inherited from *spekan✻
  3. derived from *spreg-✻ — “to make a sound, utter, speak”
  4. inherited from *sprekaną✻ — “to speak, make a sound”
  5. inherited from *sprekan✻
  6. inherited from specan — “to speak”
  7. inherited from speke
  8. prefixed as outspeak — “out + speak”

Definitions

  1. To surpass in speaking

    To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.

  2. To speak out or aloud.

  3. To declare

    To declare; utter; express; vocalise.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA