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out·play
/
ˌaʊtˈpleɪ
/
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[
out-
pley
]
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verb (used with object)
to
play
better than.
Origin:
1640–50;
out-
+
play
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outplay
(aʊtˈpleɪ)
—
vb
to perform better than one's opponent in a sport or game
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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