Outlove

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To love with greater passion, sincerity, or devotion than another person does
2. To exceed someone else in the depth, strength, or purity of one's love
3. To demonstrate love more profoundly or completely than someone else is able to

Etymology: "Outlove" is a plain formation: the prefix "out-" joined to the verb "love," meaning to love more than, or to surpass someone in loving. The prefix "out-" in English works this way with many verbs, so that "outrun" means to run faster than another and "outwit" means to beat someone in cleverness. Here the sense is competitive, to exceed a rival in affection. The word is built from two plain English parts with no foreign ancestry. "Love" comes down from Old English "lufu," and "out-" is an Old English prefix that has been used productively to form new verbs ever since. Because the parts are so transparent, the word needs little explanation beyond its construction.