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Definition of Outlaugh
1. v. t. To surpass or outdo in laughing.
Definition of Outlaugh
1. Verb. (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outlaugh
1. to surpass in laughing [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outlaugh
Literary usage of Outlaugh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elizabethan Playhouse: And Other Studies by William John Lawrence (1912)
"They are French. Therefore some go with courtesy exceeding, Neither to hear nor
see, but show their breeding. Each lady striving to outlaugh ..."
2. The Life of Lope de Vega (1562-1635) by Hugo Albert Rennert (1904)
"Yet beautiful and spacious The wise, old world appears, Yet frank and fair and
gracious outlaugh the jocund years. Our arguments disputing The universal Pan ..."
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