verb
Meaning 1
To cast more votes than another
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
outvote
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verb
Meaning 2
To defeat another by obtaining more votes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
defeat by a majority of votes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The Democrats outvoted the Republicans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vote
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English vote English outvote From out- + vote.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: přehlasovat — to defeat another by obtaining more votes