outscent

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verb

To exceed in odour; to be more odorous than.

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Meanings

verboutscent (third-person singular simple present outscents, present participle outscenting, simple past and past participle outscented)

present singular third person outscents · participle present outscenting · participle past outscented · past outscented

  1. transitiveTo exceed in odour; to be more odorous than.

    This he did to qualify the infamy of Garnet's death , and that the perfume of this new title might outscent the stench of his treason.

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Origin

From out- + scent.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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