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Definition of Outgive
1. v. t. To surpass in giving.
Definition of Outgive
1. Verb. (transitive) To surpass in giving; to give more than. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outgive
1. to give more than [v -GAVE, -GIVEN, -GIVING, -GIVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outgive
Literary usage of Outgive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"Miles, amazed, could not tongue, and cried outgive me strength to bear this
grievous speak, for a moment; then he found his ..."
2. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"Should we not discuss instead the possibility of "increasing outgive"? I realize
that this possibly raises very definite questions. ..."
3. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, Edward Gray, Juan L. Iribas (1902)
"outgive [out-gtv'l, va. Dar más qne otro, exceder en generosidad. Outgo "ui .-.-,'i,
va. ..."
4. The History of Currency, 1252-1894: Being an Account of the Gold and Silver by William Arthur Shaw (1896)
"... by which means they outgive the Mint, and the gold which the goldsmiths buy
of the subjects, thinking it is to carry to the Mint to be new-coined, ..."
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