Out-

Origin

From Middle English ut-, from Old English ūt- ("out, without, outside") (also as ūta-, ūtan- ("from or on the outside, without"), as in ūtanweard ("outward, external")), from Proto-Germanic *ūt- ("out-"). Cognate with Dutch uit-, German aus-, Swedish ut-, Icelandic út-. More at out.

Full definition of out-

Prefix

1. External to, on the outside ofoutbackouthouse
2. Toward the outside of, away fromoutcastoutleadoutflee
3. Surpassing, exceedingoutdooutlastoutmaneuver
• It out-Herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it. (Hamlet, act 3, scene 2)
4. Greater than, beyondoutsize
5. Completelyoutfit

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