promise
noun
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one.
outpromise
-
a word derived from
promise.
Example Sentences
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Brannan's Plan had a lot of hooks in it, so he had to outpromise everybody else to get the farmers' backing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said Bond: "I'm not going to make a lot of promises, because I can't outpromise the Great Promiser."
From Time Magazine Archive
