outwrite

[ out-rahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, out·wrote or (Archaic) out·writ; out·writ·ten or (Archaic) out·writ; out·writ·ing.

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.

From New York Times

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

From Slate

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

From Slate

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.

From Salon

Chernow recognizes he can’t outwrite Grant.

From Slate