outgive

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outgive

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From out- (“surpassing”) + give. Cognate with German ausgeben (“to output, spend, pay for”).

verb outgives · outgiving · outgave · outgiven

transitive To surpass in giving; to give more than. The bounteous play'r outgave the pinching lord

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"outgive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outgive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"outgive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outgive.

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@misc{outgive_2026,
  title = {outgive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outgive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}