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OUTCLASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outclass mean?
• OUTCLASS (verb)
The verb OUTCLASS has 1 sense:
1. cause to appear in a lower class
Familiarity information: OUTCLASS used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |




Past simple: outclassed


Past participle: outclassed


-ing form: outclassing


Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to appear in a lower class
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati
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
Context examples
While Fang fought willingly enough, but he was outclassed.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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