outskill
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]outskill (third-person singular simple present outskills, present participle outskilling, simple past and past participle outskilled)
- (transitive) To surpass in skill.
- 1926, Norwegian-American Historical Association, Studies and Records, page 58:
- The “Dutch” tended to get forward more slowly, but ultimately gained a social foothold through their talent for prosperity and their ability to outskill the Americans in handicrafts, to contribute to social amenities through their music, […]
- 1990, Charles Hartshorne, The Darkness and the Light, page 97:
- Always one has to anticipate the others (or others') actions and try to outwit as well as outnerve and outskill the others.
- (business) To outsource the skilled part of an enterprise.