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/owt'rangk"/, v.t.to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.[1835-45, Amer.; OUT- + RANK1]
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Outrank — Out*rank , v. t. To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outrank — index outweigh, predominate (outnumber), surpass, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outrank — ► VERB 1) have a higher rank than. 2) be better or more important than … English terms dictionary
outrank — ☆ outrank [out′raŋk′ ] vt. to exceed in rank … English World dictionary
outrank — UK [ˌaʊtˈræŋk] / US [aʊtˈræŋk] verb [transitive] Word forms outrank : present tense I/you/we/they outrank he/she/it outranks present participle outranking past tense outranked past participle outranked to have a higher status than someone or… … English dictionary
outrank — transitive verb Date: 1842 1. to rank higher than 2. to exceed in importance … New Collegiate Dictionary
outrank — verb To be of a higher rank than … Wiktionary
outrank — Synonyms and related words: antecede, come before, come first, front, go ahead of, go before, go in advance, have priority, head, head the table, head up, kick off, lead, lead off, play first fiddle, precede, rank, rank first, rank out, rate,… … Moby Thesaurus
outrank — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rank above, excel, rival; see exceed … English dictionary for students
outrank — out|rank [autˈræŋk] v [T] 1.) to have a higher rank than someone else in the same group 2.) to be more important than something else … Dictionary of contemporary English
