outspeak

out·speak

transitive verb

-·spoke′, -·spo′ken, -·speak′ing

to speak better or more forcefully than
to say boldly or candidly

to speak out boldly or candidly

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present outspeaks, present participle outspeaking, simple past outspoke, past participle outspoken)

To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.

Origin

From out- +"Ž speak. Cognate with Scots outspeak (“to declare, utter, speak out"), Dutch uitspreken (“to pronounce, outspeak"), German aussprechen (“to express, pronounce").

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