Meanings
verboutdirect (third-person singular simple present outdirects, present participle outdirecting, simple past and past participle outdirected)
present singular third person outdirects · participle present outdirecting · participle past outdirected · past outdirected
- nonce wordtransitiveTo surpass in directing.
Do not try to outdirect the director. Mark all shot changes on the shot sheet.
2014, Herbert Zettl, Television Production Handbook, page 141
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“outdirect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdirect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outdirect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdirect.
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