OUTCLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outclass mean? 

• OUTCLASS (verb)
  The verb OUTCLASS has 1 sense:

1. cause to appear in a lower class

  Familiarity information: OUTCLASS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTCLASS (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outclass    ... he / she / it outclasses   
Past simple: outclassed   
Past participle: outclassed   
-ing form: outclassing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to appear in a lower class

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati

Hypernyms (to "outclass" is one way to...):

subordinate (rank or order as less important or consider of less value)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

While Fang fought willingly enough, but he was outclassed.

(White Fang, by Jack London)