outkill en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /aʊtˈkɪl/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From out- + kill.
Meanings
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(stative, transitive) To kill more than.
Southerners do not outkill northerners in homicides carried out during robberies, they found, only in those sparked by quarrels.
2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outkills | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outkilling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkilled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outkilled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |