outsport

outsport
transitive verb
Etymology: out- + sport
obsolete : to go beyond (a limit) in sportiveness

let's teach ourselves … not to outsport discretion — Shakespeare

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v.t.

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outsportˈ transitive verb (Shakespeare)
To sport beyond the limits of
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Main Entry:out-

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outsport etc.:
see out-.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Look at other dictionaries:

  • Outsport — Out*sport , v. t. To exceed in sporting. [R.] Not to outsport discretion. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

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