outken en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + ken.
Meanings
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(nonce-word, transitive) To surpass or exceed in knowledge.
Though feeble, they outken the ken Of able scientific men; So one might say "It doesn't pay To be too doggone healthy.
1930, New York State Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, New York State journal of medicine, volume 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outkens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outkent | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outkenning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkenned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkenned | Tense=Past | lexicographic |