OUTLAUGH


Meaning of OUTLAUGH in English

(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: Middle English outlaughen, from out + laughen to laugh — more at laugh

transitive verb

1. archaic : to make fun of : ridicule

his apprehensions of being outlaughed — Benjamin Franklin

2.

[ out- + laugh ]

: to outdo in laughing

though usually solemn, he outlaughed all the others at the play

intransitive verb

: to laugh out loud

in deep derision outlaughs the foeman — Alice Furlong

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