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Meaning of outwar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To defeat or surpass (someone) in warfare.

transitive

Examples

“They [the French] deſire (king Edward [III] grovvne aged) not to ſeeme by ſitting ſtill vpon ſo many thornes of diſgrace, and loſſe, to haue beene outvvarred, though ouer-vvarred, and though in tvvo or three battels inferior, yet not to haue beene clearly debellated.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

outwarble outwarbled outwarbles outwarbling outward outwarded