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- [out-voht]
- /ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/
- /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/
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- [out-voht]
- /ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/
Definitions of outvote word
- verb with object outvote to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers. 1
- noun outvote Defeat by tallying a greater number of votes. 1
- transitive verb outvote cast more votes than 1
- verb outvote If you are outvoted, more people vote against what you are suggesting than vote for it, so that your suggestion is defeated. 0
- verb outvote to defeat by a majority of votes 0
- verb transitive outvote to defeat in voting 0
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Origin of outvote
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; out- + vote
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Parts of speech for Outvote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outvote popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
outvote usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outvote
verb outvote
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
Antonyms for outvote
verb outvote
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
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