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English – 2014-05-05

A few verbs with the prefixes out- and over-:

  • outdo: to surpass, excel, go beyond in performance.
  • outlast: to live, last or remain longer than something else.
  • outmaneuver: to perform movements more adroitly or successfully.
  • outsize: to exceed in size.
  • outcast: to banish. Obs.: /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ (noun, adjective); /aʊtˈkɑːst/ (verb).
  • outnumber: to be more in number, to exceed in number.
  • outdraw: to extract; remove a gun from its holster & fire it faster than an opponent; to attract a larger crowd than.
  • overcharge: to charge more money than what would be fair; to put an excessive load; to exaggerate.
  • overdress: to wear too many clothes or too elaborate or formal clothes for a particular occasion.
  • overcome: to surmount, win, surcharge.
  • overflow: to flow over the brim or edge of a container; to superabound. Obs.: /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ (verb), /ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ (noun).
  • overhear: to hear something that wasn’t meant for one’s ears.
  • overkill: to destroy something with more force than is required.
  • overrate: to esteem too highly or with greater praise than due.
  • overtake: to pass a more slowly moving object.
  • overheat, overuse, overcook, overcomplicate, overburn &c.: most of these compounds are self-explanatory, just adding the idea of “excessively” to the original verb.

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