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outplant en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Blend of out + implant (“breast implant”). Analysable as out- + plant.
Meanings
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(in-plural) A gel-like prosthesis placed inside the cup of a bra (outside the breast) to enhance apparent breast size.
[…] breast outplants to teenage hypochondria.
1996, Theatre Record, volume 16, numbers 9-15, page 720:Outplants for a Fuller, Larger Bust Line Instantly! Avoid irreversible surgery and its high cost.
1999, Cine Blitz (volume 25, issue 1, page 29)
Forms
Antonyms
implant
Synonyms
chicken fillet · falsie
outplant en · VERB · etymology 2
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *pel-?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
Proto-Italic *plāntā?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der.
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂
Proto-Italic *plānktā
Latin plantabor.
Proto-West Germanic *plantu
Old English plante
Middle English plante
English plant
English outplant
From out- + plant.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in planting
His father bragged that his son could outplant any laborer available for hire in the village.
1982, James F. Eder, Who Shall Succeed?:
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To plant outdoors (after rearing in a greenhouse etc.).
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