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Definition of Outtalk
1. v. t. To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.
Definition of Outtalk
1. Verb. (transitive) To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To outwit by talking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outtalk
1. to surpass in talking [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outtalk
Literary usage of Outtalk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1826)
"If this bishop be a man of great ability or dexterous intrigue, he may outtalk
or outvote the Minister. No measure is brought forward. ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1916)
"... as Schlegel turns it) is excellent from Gratiano, who had at last found some
one that could outtalk him. Compare Lorenzo's complaint, i. 1. 106. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... the diplomatic equivalent of a knock-down, drag-out fight, in which the Madame
triumphed, reportedly because of her ability to outtalk the Herr Minister ..."
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