Outtalk

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. transitive

    "McAuliffe was no less gregarious toward his rivals, who were also making the rounds — Moran, a former state delegate, and State Senator R. Creigh Deeds — even as he outtalked, out-handshook, outspent, outhustled, outshouted and just plain outcampaigned them across Richmond."

  2. 2
    To outwit by talking. transitive

Synonyms

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argue intobring overbring roundbring to reasoncaptivatecharm

Example

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"McAuliffe was no less gregarious toward his rivals, who were also making the rounds — Moran, a former state delegate, and State Senator R. Creigh Deeds — even as he outtalked, out-handshook, outspent, outhustled, outshouted and just plain outcampaigned them across Richmond."

Etymology

From out- + talk.

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