outvote

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verb

To cast more votes than another

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verboutvote (third-person singular simple present outvotes, present participle outvoting, simple past and past participle outvoted)

present singular third person outvotes · participle present outvoting · participle past outvoted · past outvoted

  1. transitiveTo cast more votes than another
  2. transitiveTo defeat another by obtaining more votes

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishvote
  8. Englishoutvote

From out- + vote.

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Translations

Czech přehlasovat
  • přehlasovatto defeat another by obtaining more votes
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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