outvenom en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + venom.
Meanings
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(transitive) To exceed in venom.
'Tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile.
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 III, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outvenoming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outvenomed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outvenomed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outvenoms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |