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out·rank
/
ˌaʊtˈræŋk
/
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[
out-
rangk
]
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verb (used with object)
to have a higher
rank
than:
A major outranks a captain in the army.
Origin:
1835–45,
Americanism;
out-
+
rank
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outrank
(ˌaʊtˈræŋk)
—
vb
1.
to be of higher rank than
2.
to take priority over
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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