outspeak
Verb
Verb Forms: outspoke, outspoken, outspeaking, outspeaks
- To speak more, or more effectively, than another person.
- To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
- To speak out or aloud.
- To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
Examples
- He needed to OUTSPEAK his opponent’s claims of a fake word, citing the official Scrabble dictionary.
Origin / Etymology
From out- + speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out”), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak”), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce”).
Scrabble Score: 14
outspeak: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoutspeak: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outspeak: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
outspeak: valid Words With Friends Word