outwrite

[out-rahyt]

verb (used with object)

outwrote , outwrit, outwritten , outwrit, outwriting .

1. to write more or better than.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outwrite¹

First recorded in 1635–45; out- + write

Example Sentences

He and his colleagues at Out/Look had organized OutWrite, a conference for gay and lesbian writers.

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Sarah Schulman: We had a public debate, or conversation, at OutWrite in 1990.

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OutWrite was the gay and lesbian writers’ conference that took place every year.

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From his involvement in ACT-UP and Queer Nation to his instrumental contributions to the first OutWrite conferences, he exhibits a particular comfort with holding the edges of things.

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Chernow recognizes he can’t outwrite Grant.

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