outduel

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verb

To duel better than (someone else).

“He outdueled his opponent.”

OriginEnglish duel ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verboutduel (third-person singular simple present outduels, present participle (US) outdueling or (UK) outduelling, simple past and past participle (US) outdueled or (UK) outduelled)

present singular third person outduels · US participle present outdueling · UK participle present outduelling · US participle past outdueled · US past outdueled · UK participle past outduelled · UK past outduelled

  1. transitiveTo duel better than (someone else).

    He outdueled his opponent.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishduel
  8. Englishoutduel

From out- + duel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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