Outpassion

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be more passionate than; to surpass in passion. rare, transitive

    "[…] He fain had calcined all Northumbria / To one black ash, but that they patriot passion / Siding with our great Council against Tostig, / Out-passion'd his!"

Example

More examples

"[…] He fain had calcined all Northumbria / To one black ash, but that they patriot passion / Siding with our great Council against Tostig, / Out-passion'd his!"

Etymology

From out- + passion.

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