outvote

American  

[out-voht] / ˌaʊtˈvoʊt /

verb (used with object)

outvotes, present (3rd person singular) outvoted, past participle, past outvoting present participle

1. to outdo or defeat in voting.

   The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.

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outvote British  

/ ˌaʊtˈvəʊt /

verb

1. (tr) to defeat by a majority of votes

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Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has outvoted
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have outvoted
  perfect
• outvotes
  singular 3rd person
• has been outvoting
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• outvoting
  participle
• am outvoting
  progressive 1st person singular
• are outvoting
  progressive
• have been outvoting
  perfect progressive
• is outvoting
  progressive 3rd person singular

Past

• had outvoted
  perfect
• had been outvoting
  perfect progressive
• outvoted
  simple
• were outvoting
  progressive plural
• outvoted
  participle
• was outvoting
  progressive singular

Future

• will outvote
  simple
• will have outvoted
  perfect
• will have been outvoting
  perfect progressive
• will be outvoting
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of outvote

First recorded in 1640–50; out- + vote

Example Sentences

We’ll likely see more campaigns use this sort of outreach as well, with platforms like Outvote.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2019

Outvote, owt-vōt′, v.t. to defeat by a greater number of votes.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various