outrank

[out-rangk]

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verb (used with object)

to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.

Origin of outrank

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; out- + rank¹

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Examples from the Web for outrank

Contemporary Examples

So you outrank us on that standard, and we pay appropriate homage.
My Advice to Kanye
Adam Clymer
September 15, 2009

Historical Examples

The counting-house was coming to outrank the editorial room in their management.
The New Nation
Frederic L. Paxson
In this one respect—I dare not say in any other—we outrank our brothers.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)
Marion Harland
Wells, who is colonel of regulars, claims to outrank Lewis, and demands to be posted on the right.
Sustained honor
John R. Musick,
He's supposed to outrank a Space Patrol General—and he's amused by the situation he's here to remedy.
--And Devious the Line of Duty
Tom Godwin
To outrank these exalted personages was not beyond inquisitorial ambition.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1
Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for outrank

outrank

verb (tr)

to be of higher rank than
to take priority over

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for outrank

v.

1829, from out (adv.) + rank. Related: Outranked; outranking.

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Examples from the Web for outrank

Contemporary Examples

So you outrank us on that standard, and we pay appropriate homage.

Historical Examples

The counting-house was coming to outrank the editorial room in their management.

In this one respect—I dare not say in any other—we outrank our brothers.

Wells, who is colonel of regulars, claims to outrank Lewis, and demands to be posted on the right.

He's supposed to outrank a Space Patrol General—and he's amused by the situation he's here to remedy.

To outrank these exalted personages was not beyond inquisitorial ambition.

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Word Origin and History for outrank

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Origin of outrank