Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outrank

/aʊtˈɹæŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: out-rank
IPA: /aʊtˈɹæŋk/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be of a higher rank than.

Transitive verb

verb

To be more important than.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We've been acting on confidentiality, because we feel AIDS outranks the law."
"More importantly, who could make a quick on-site risk assessment of regulations where the welfare of trapped passengers might out-rank the risk of, say, running a train through flood water over the rail head where it is obvious the track is still there?"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aʊtˈɹæŋk/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outranks (present, singular) outranking (participle, present) outranked (participle, past) outranked (past)

Synonyms

rank

Rhymes With

thank bank central bank frank grand bank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank

Questions

How do you pronounce outrank?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtˈɹæŋk/.
What does outrank mean?: To be of a higher rank than.
Where does outrank come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English rank English outrank From out- + rank.

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