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outblossom

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Outblossom (verb) means to produce finer or more numerous flowers than something else.

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1
To produce finer or more numerous flowers than something else.
"The nationwide spring, summer, and fall flower festivals are thought by many to outblossom those in Holland." — Joseph Raff, Judith Raff - (1989)
2
To manage to flower despite something that might have prevented it.
"For a mere $1.50 per word we will introduce you to our audience of 250,000 hardy perennials who survived the Reagan winter. Meet them as they prepare to outblossom Bush." — The Nation (1989)
"And the chosen helper, this splash of colour, will it outblossom the greyness of discord, the black of mourning and the white of restrained emptiness?" — Malcolm Green, The Golden Bomb: Phantastic German Expressionist Stories (1993)
3
To come into flower; to start blooming.
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Etymology

Formed from out- and blossom.

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What is the meaning of outblossom?
"outblossom" (verb) means to produce finer or more numerous flowers than something else.
What are the different meanings of outblossom?
"outblossom" has 3 main meanings: 1. To produce finer or more numerous flowers than something else; 2. To manage to flower despite something that might have prevented it; 3. To come into flower; to start blooming.
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