outspy

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English

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Etymology

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out- +‎ spy

Verb

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outspy (third-person singular simple present outspies, present participle outspying, simple past and past participle outspied)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in spying.
    • 1939, Anna M. Kluchansky, Commissar Krilenko, page 178:
      Comrade Zelenko, as a spy, you are worthless! That girl could outspy you any day.