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单词 out-blossom
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out-blossomv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈblɒs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈblɑs(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, blossom v.
Etymology: < out- prefix + blossom v.
transitive. To surpass in beauty or quantity of blossom.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > look well in [verb (transitive)] > look better than
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > be or affect a flowering plant [verb (transitive)] > surpass in blossoming
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1695 W. Congreve Love for Love v. i. 77 I have seen Fifty in a side Box by Candle-light, out-blossom Five and Twenty.
1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket Prol. 16 True, one rose will outblossom the rest.
1993 Commerc. Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 2 May g2 The arts..were in such full flower last weekend that they outblossomed the oleanders and yellow roses that seemed to be everywhere.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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