outburn

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verb

To burn away; be consumed by fire.

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combustgo upburnforburntorch
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Meanings

verboutburn (third-person singular simple present outburns, present participle outburning, simple past and past participle outburned or outburnt)

present singular third person outburns · participle present outburning · participle past outburned · past outburned · participle past outburnt · past outburnt

  1. intransitiveTo burn away; be consumed by fire.

    Synonyms: combust, go up, burn, combust, forburn, go up, torch

  2. transitiveTo exceed in burning; burn longer than.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo burn away; be consumed by fire.

Similar
combustgo upburncombustforburngo uptorch
Also see
burncombustforburngo uptorch

Origin

From out- + burn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

outburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outburn

MLA

“outburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outburn.

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