Definition of OUTSPEAK

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 Word
outspeak: 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