outpeer en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + peer.
Meanings
-
(archaic, transitive) To excel or surpass.
Which their own conscience sealed them, laying by That nothing gift of differing multitudes, Could not outpeer these twain
1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outpeers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outpeering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outpeered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outpeered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |