outrule en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + rule.
Meanings
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(transitive) To rule out; to eliminate by deduction.
The possibility of remote Mediterranean ancestry cannot be outruled in the family investigated in the present study, though the pedigree was traced back to 1850 without evidence […]
1968, Irish Journal of Medical Science, page 309:
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(transitive) To rule or reign longer or better than.
Among those that I do not feature, Queen Elizabeth and Isabella of Castile outruled male monarchs […]
2004, Alison Booth, How to Make It as a Woman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outrules | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outruling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outruled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outruled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |