outskill

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verb

To surpass in skill.

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Meanings

verboutskill (third-person singular simple present outskills, present participle outskilling, simple past and past participle outskilled)

present singular third person outskills · participle present outskilling · participle past outskilled · past outskilled

  1. transitiveTo surpass in skill.

    Always one has to anticipate the others (or others') actions and try to outwit as well as outnerve and outskill the others.

    1990, Charles Hartshorne, The Darkness and the Light, page 97
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    The “Dutch” tended to get forward more slowly, but ultimately gained a social foothold through their talent for prosperity and their ability to outskill the Americans in handicrafts, to contribute to social amenities through their music, […]

    1926, Norwegian-American Historical Association, Studies and Records, page 58
  2. businessTo outsource the skilled part of an enterprise.

Origin

From out- + skill.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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