outlaugh
outlaugh · outlaughs · outlaughed · outlaughing
To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etcTo ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin
(transitive)To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing.
Origin
From out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlFrom out- + laugh. Compare Saterland Frisian uutlachje, West Frisian útlaitsje, Dutch uitlachen (“to ridicule”), German Low German utlachen, German auslachen (“to laugh at”), Danish udle.
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Forms
outlaughs, outlaughing, outlaughed, outlaughed| Base form | outlaugh · to outlaugh |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outlaughs |
| Present participle | outlaughing |
| Past simple | outlaughed |
| Past participle | outlaughed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle