OUTBUILD


Meaning of OUTBUILD in English

(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: out- + build

1. : to outdo in building

free societies can outbuild … societies based on tyrannies — Dean Acheson

2.

[ out (I) + build ]

: to build outward or outside of

the fish outbuilt her shell — R.W.Emerson

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