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outlaugh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-laugh
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.

Transitive verb

verb

To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

outlaughs (present, singular) outlaughing (participle, present) outlaughed (participle, past) outlaughed (past)

Questions

What does outlaugh mean?
To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
Where does outlaugh come from?
From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle.

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