Outmeasure

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To exceed in quantity or extent. transitive

    "Down, downward they went, and yet further down—their descent at each step seeming to outmeasure their advance."

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"Down, downward they went, and yet further down—their descent at each step seeming to outmeasure their advance."

Etymology

From out- + measure.

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