outbuildv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈbɪld/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈbɪld/

Forms: see out- prefix and build v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, build v.

Etymology: < out- prefix + build v.

a. transitive. To surpass in building; to build something which lasts longer than; to build more than.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > surpass in building

outbuild1744

1744 E. Young Complaint: Night the Sixth 17 Virtue alone out-builds the Pyramids.

1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 493 The Old Brick Church at the Park..outbuilt all churches and outtopped all steeples.

1930 H. Belloc in G. K.'s Weekly 25 Jan. 309/1 Those [governments] who have the less money seek for a pledge from those who have the more not to outbuild them.

2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. vii. 14/1 He..entertained him nightly with plans to outbuild the Pyramids.

†b. transitive (reflexive). To build in excess; to build up aspirations in excess of what is possible. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. viii. 160 She had left off building castles in the air, but she had outbuilt herself on earth.

†2. transitive. poetic. To build outwards; to produce a concrete manifestation of (something abstract). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > build outwards

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outbuild1847

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 10 Or how the fish outbuilt its shell.

1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 318 In Him the hidden affections and power of our Father are outbuilt and expressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outbuild
释义	outbuildv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈbɪld/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈbɪld/ Forms: see out- prefix and build v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, build v. Etymology: < out- prefix + build v. 1. a. transitive. To surpass in building; to build something which lasts longer than; to build more than. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > surpass in building outbuild1744 1744 E. Young Complaint: Night the Sixth 17 Virtue alone out-builds the Pyramids. 1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 493 The Old Brick Church at the Park..outbuilt all churches and outtopped all steeples. 1930 H. Belloc in G. K.'s Weekly 25 Jan. 309/1 Those [governments] who have the less money seek for a pledge from those who have the more not to outbuild them. 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Oct. vii. 14/1 He..entertained him nightly with plans to outbuild the Pyramids. †b. transitive (reflexive). To build in excess; to build up aspirations in excess of what is possible. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1834 M. Edgeworth Helen I. viii. 160 She had left off building castles in the air, but she had outbuilt herself on earth. †2. transitive. poetic. To build outwards; to produce a concrete manifestation of (something abstract). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > build outwards jetty1438 jet1632 outbuild1847 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 10 Or how the fish outbuilt its shell. 1890 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ I. 318 In Him the hidden affections and power of our Father are outbuilt and expressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1744
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