out-

prefixattested in dialogue

External to, on the outside of

prefix

1
External to, on the outside of
outback
outhouse
2
Toward the outside of, away from
outcast
outlead
outflee
3
Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word. This construction is productive.
outdo
outlast
outmaneuver
It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it.
4
Greater than
outsize
outrun
outgrow
By the end of the competition, Lisa's plant had outgrown its competitors, winning the competition.
5
Beyond
The plant's leaves outgrew their box
6
Completely
outfit
outwork

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- From Middle English ut-, from Old English ūt- (“out, without, outside”) (also as ūta-, ūtan- (“from or on the outside, without”), as in ūtanweard (“outward, external”)), from Proto-Germanic *ūt- (“out-”). Cognate with Dutch uit-, German aus-, Swedish ut-, Icelandic út-. More at out.

ours · That or those belonging to us. Excluding the person(s) being…ourselves · Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb…out · Away from the inside or centre.

out- · External to, on the outside of

outbreak · An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.outburst · An intense period of activity.outcast · To cast out; to banish.

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