outkeep en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + keep.
Meanings
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(transitive) To keep or last, without spoiling, longer than.
A poorer butter for present use seems sometimes to outkeep a better quality.
1876, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report, page 35:[…] 'Carlough' is the best variety [of apple], far outkeeping Green Sweet and Paradise.
1900, Report of the Maryland State Horticultural Society:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outkeeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkeeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outkept | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkept | Tense=Past | lexicographic |