outtower

verb

outtower

verb

Etymology From out- + tower.

1

To rise higher than; to tower above.

  • Tou see a person, who, added to yourself, would make, you think, a glorious being, and you proceed to idealize accordingly; you stand on his head, and outtower the tallest; you club your brains with his, and are wiser than the wisest; you add the heat of your heart to his, and produce a very furnace of love.1854, The Eclectic Review, page 147:

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