out
adverb
away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: to go out to dinner.
had outed
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past perfectof out.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It came a few months after the Sun newspaper had outed Sir Simon as gay, which "generated enormous interest in Sir Simon from numerous other newspapers".
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
She then posted on Instagram that Variety had outed her.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
And indeed, Le Pen’s opponents and detractors asserted immediately and with righteous anger that she had outed herself as a despicable revisionist.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2017
She asked her mother if she realized she had outed Sadie.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2017
And, hang me, if the major didn't say we must go and make absolutely sure that we had outed 'em.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
