Etymology

outlead

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Today it means: To lead out. Full definition →

Middle English outleden ← Old English ūtlǣdan
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outlead · verb, noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromūtlǣdan“to lead or bring out”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoutleden“to lead out”
  3. English todayoutlead

From Middle English outleden (“to lead out”), from Old English ūtlǣdan (“to lead or bring out”), from ūt- (“out”) + lǣdan (“to lead”). Equivalent to out- + lead.

outlead · verb2

From out- (“beyond, surpassing”) + lead.

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