outclass
/aʊtˈklæs/ · verb
Meaning
- to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English class English outclass From out- + class.
Related words
Descendant words
- utklassa(Swedish) (calque)
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