outsweeten en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + sweeten.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in sweetness.
The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Outsweeten'd not thy breath
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 IV, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outsweetening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsweetened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outsweetened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outsweetens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |