Outrank
//aʊtˈɹæŋk// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To be of a higher rank than. transitive
- 2 take precedence or surpass others in rank wordnet
- 3 To be more important than. transitive
"More importantly, who could make a quick on-site risk assessment of regulations where the welfare of trapped passengers might out-rank the risk of, say, running a train through flood water over the rail head where it is obvious the track is still there?"
Example
More examples"More importantly, who could make a quick on-site risk assessment of regulations where the welfare of trapped passengers might out-rank the risk of, say, running a train through flood water over the rail head where it is obvious the track is still there?"
Etymology
From out- + rank.
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