out-

See also out

English

Prefix

out-

1. External to, on the outside of

   outback

   outhouse

2. Toward the outside of, away from

   outcast

   outlead

   outflee

3. Surpassing, exceeding

   outdo

   outlast

4. Greater than, beyond

   outsize

5. Completely

   outfit

6. (out-A A) Surpass even A in the well known characteristics of A. Written with a hyphen.
   • It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. (Hamlet, act 3, scene 2)
   • Those who today are trying to out-Zola Zola or to undertake the scatological education of Lady Chatterley are, in effect, scrawling on their grandparents' lavatory walls. (People: Chapter & Verse, Time)
   • He's not going to out-Clinton Clinton, and if he tried, he would look phony. (Leaving Blacks Cold, Time)

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with out-

Derived terms

outback outbid outboast outbreak outburst outcast outcome outcompete outcross outcry outdance outdistance

outdo outdrink outeat outexecute outfox outgallop outgrow outguess out-Herod Herod outhit outhustle outlast

outperform outrun outsize outsmart

outsource outtake outweigh outwit outworn