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OUTCLASS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they outclass ... he / she / it outclasses
Past simple: outclassed
-ing form: outclassing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to appear in a lower class
Example:
The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "outclass" is one way to...):
subordinate (rank or order as less important or consider of less value)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody