outgive

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verb

To surpass in giving; to give more than.

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Meanings

verboutgive (third-person singular simple present outgives, present participle outgiving, simple past outgave, past participle outgiven)

present singular third person outgives · participle present outgiving · past outgave · participle past outgiven

  1. transitiveTo surpass in giving; to give more than.

    The bounteous play'r outgave the pinching lord

    1692, Charles Dryden, Juvenal's Seventh Satire

Origin

From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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