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to outdress

to outdress

1 6.9
To wear clothes more stylishly than someone else
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈdrɛs/
: vestir mejor que
  • JERRY (outdressed)

Examples

  • At the wedding, she wanted to outdress her friends to make a statement.

  • During the fashion show, she always tries to outdress the other models.

  • He's probably the only nerd who could outdress your favorite rapper or celebrity.

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  • He managed to outdress everyone at the gala with his tailored suit.

How Stylish

elegant
163 3.3
to outdress
1 6.9
plainly
2 1.8
to dress down
  • Informal
13 3.8

Surface Forms

outdress infinitive
outdressed past
outdressed past participle
outdressing present participle
outdresses third person singular

Morphology

outdress = dress (transparent) = out + dress

Clear productive prefix 'out-' meaning 'to surpass' combined with the verb 'dress', so learners can infer 'dress more stylishly than'.

Etymology

Outdress comes from the parts out- ('more than') and dress ('to wear clothes'). So, to outdress someone is to 'wear better clothes than' them, like outdo or outshine with your style.