outscent en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + scent.
Meanings
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(transitive) To exceed in odour; to be more odorous than.
This he did to qualify the infamy of Garnet's death , and that the perfume of this new title might outscent the stench of his treason.
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outscenting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outscents | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outscented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outscented | Tense=Past | lexicographic |