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OUTVOTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outvote mean?
• OUTVOTE (verb)
The verb OUTVOTE has 1 sense:
1. defeat by a majority of votes
Familiarity information: OUTVOTE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they outvote ... he / she / it outvotes
Past simple: outvoted
Past participle: outvoted
-ing form: outvoting
... he / she / it outvotes Past simple: outvoted
Past participle: outvoted
-ing form: outvoting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Defeat by a majority of votes
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The Democrats outvoted the Republicans
Hypernyms (to "outvote" is one way to...):
vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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