outtell

transitive verb

1

: to speak out : declare openly

all outtold their fond imaginations

—John Keats

2

: to tell completely

3

[out- + tell] : to have more telling effect than

the mere quotation … outtells all commentary

—H. B. Alexander

Word History

Etymology

out entry 1 + tell

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