outserve

English

Etymology

out- + serve

Verb

outserve (third-person singular simple present outserves, present participle outserving, simple past and past participle outserved)

  1. (transitive) To serve more or better than.
    • 2006, William Roger Louis, Ends of British imperialism (page 763)
      Even the National Provincial Bank, the Company's bankers, believed that he had outserved his time.
    • 2007 July 5, John Branch, “Venus Ousts Sharapova; Serena Falls to Henin”, in New York Times:
      Because if Venus wants it, you can’t outhit her, you can’t outserve her, and she and Serena, when they return serves, it’s just unbelievable.

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