outtell

  

out·tell

[out-tel]
verb (used with object), out·told, out·tell·ing.
1.
to outdo in telling; surpass in effect: so ridiculous as to outtell any comment.
2.
to tell to the end; say completely: He outtold the tale to his amazed listeners.
3.
to speak out; tell openly; declare: The guilty heart outtells its inmost thoughts.
Origin:
1605–15; out- + tell1

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