outjest

outjest
transitive verb
Etymology: out- + jest
obsolete : to overcome by jesting

labors to outjest his heart-struck injuries — Shakespeare

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v.t.

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outjestˈ transitive verb
1. To overcome by jesting (Shakespeare)
2. To excel in jesting
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Main Entry: ↑out-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Outjest — Out*jest , v. t. To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outjest — v.t. * * * …   Universalium

  • outjest — verb To jest better than …   Wiktionary

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