OUTMEASURE

Etymology

Verb

outmeasure (third-person singular simple present outmeasures, present participle outmeasuring, simple past and past participle outmeasured)

(transitive) To exceed in quantity or extent

Anagrams

• measure out

Source: Wiktionary


Out*meas"ure, v. t.

Definition: To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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