outwrite

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verb

To write more or better than.

OriginMiddle English outwriten →
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Meanings

verboutwrite (third-person singular simple present outwrites, present participle outwriting, simple past outwrote, past participle outwritten)

present singular third person outwrites · participle present outwriting · past outwrote · participle past outwritten

  1. transitiveTo write more or better than.
  2. obsoleteTo transcribe, write out

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoutwriten“to transcribe; write out”
  2. Englishoutwrite

From Middle English outwriten (“to transcribe; write out”); equivalent to out- + write.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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