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outboast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-boast
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boast better than another, to make greater claims about oneself than another makes or is able to make.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English boast English outboast From out- + boast.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outboasts (present, singular) outboasting (participle, present) outboasted (participle, past) outboasted (past)

Questions

What does outboast mean?
To boast better than another, to make greater claims about oneself than another makes or is able to make.
Where does outboast come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English boast English outboast From out- + boast.

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