outpray

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verb

To exceed or surpass in prayer.

OriginEnglish pray ← Middle English preien ← Anglo-Norman preier →
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Meanings

verboutpray (third-person singular simple present outprays, present participle outpraying, simple past and past participle outprayed)

present singular third person outprays · participle present outpraying · participle past outprayed · past outprayed

  1. transitiveTo exceed or surpass in prayer.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*preḱ-
  8. Proto-Italic*preks
  9. Latinprex
  10. Latinprecārī
  11. Late Latinprecāre
  12. Old Frenchproiier
  13. Anglo-Normanpreier
  14. Middle Englishpreien
  15. Englishpray
  16. Englishoutpray

From out- + pray.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with outpray

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Cite this entry
APA

outpray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpray

MLA

“outpray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpray. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outpray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outpray.

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