单词 | outplace |
释义 | outplace in British English (ˌaʊtˈpleɪs) verb (transitive) 1. tennis to surpass in ball placement 2. to displace 3. (ˈaʊtˌpleɪs) to find a job for an ex-employee outplace in American English (ˌautˈpleis) transitive verbWord forms: -placed, -placing 1. to provide outplacement for 2. to displace; supplant Suburban shopping malls outplaced urban department stores in many cities Word origin [1925–30; out- + place]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, distinctive feature, hot spot, off-line, recycleout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate) |
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