outdwell

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verb

To dwell or stay beyond; to outstay

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Meanings

verboutdwell (third-person singular simple present outdwells, present participle outdwelling, simple past and past participle outdwelt or outdwelled)

present singular third person outdwells · participle present outdwelling · participle past outdwelt · past outdwelt · participle past outdwelled · past outdwelled · alternative out-dwell

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo dwell or stay beyond; to outstay

    It is marvel that he out-dwells his hour For lovers ever run before the clock.

    c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

Origin

From out- + dwell.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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