outshower en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + shower.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To produce a greater shower than; to dispense in greater quantities than.
Is not his hand so lavish of its gifts, / It would outshower the revenues of kingdoms?
1862, F. S. D., Queen Elizabeth: a dramatic poem in five acts, page 144:The captain enjoyed the luxury of being pampered and fussed over by Pelagia as never before, and she expressed her relief by means of bombardments of kisses, tender words and promises that easily outshowered the rain of sand.
1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, page 320:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outshowering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshowers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outshowered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshowered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |