outdevil en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + devil.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in devilry.
For Russell, Crimes of Passion didn't cover new ground—nothing could outdevil The Devils—but it allowed him to ply his obsessions against a new social backdrop: the Reagan-Thatcher years and the rise of televangelists like Jerry Falwell […]
2007, Joseph Lanza, Phallic Frenzy: Ken Russell and His Films, page 249:Here they outdevil the devil himself; […]
1871, John Levington, Key to Masonry, and Kindred Secret Combinations, page 205:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outdevils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outdeviling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| outdevilled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| outdevilled | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| outdeviled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| outdeviled | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| outdevilling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |