outgive en · VERB
Etymology
From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in giving; to give more than.
The bounteous play'r outgave the pinching lord
1692, Charles Dryden, Juvenal's Seventh Satire:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outgives | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outgiving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outgave | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outgiven | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |