[1595–1605; out- + sing]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condensation, domain, posture, redundant, slurout- 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)