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outweigh

English

Etymology

out- +? weigh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a?t?we?/
  • Rhymes: -e?

Verb

outweigh (third-person singular simple present outweighs, present participle outweighing, simple past and past participle outweighed)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
  2. (transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
    • The advantage [] was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it.

Translations

See also

  • outnumber

Anagrams

  • weigh out

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surpass

English

Etymology

From Middle French surpasser (to pass beyond). Surface etymology is sur- +? pass.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /s??pæs/
  • Rhymes: -??s

Verb

surpass (third-person singular simple present surpasses, present participle surpassing, simple past and past participle surpassed)

  1. (transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

Synonyms

  • (to go beyond): exceed, forpass, transcend; see also Thesaurus:transcend
  • (in a metaphoric or technical manner): exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip; see also Thesaurus:exceed

Translations

Further reading

  • surpass in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • surpass in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • surpass at OneLook Dictionary Search

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