out-blossom

English

Verb

out-blossom (third-person singular simple present out-blossoms, present participle out-blossoming, simple past and past participle out-blossomed)

1. Alternative form of outblossom
   • 1879 October 16, Emilie Searchfield, “The Myrtle's Foe”, in The Home Circle and Sunday School Companion, volume 1, number 25, page 294:

     I blossomed and blossomed for her as well, till the gardener (whom we flowers call our medical man) declared that he thought I had out-grown and out-blossomed my strength, and that I should sink into a weak state, end gradually waste away of a sad, slow decline.

Anagrams

• blossom out