outboxes
Sayowt-BOKS-izUS/aʊtˈbɑksɪz/UK/aʊtˈbɒksɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of outbox.
The veteran champion outboxes younger contenders through sheer ring intelligence.
A patient counterpuncher routinely outboxes a stronger but less technical brawler.
Note
The -es ending follows the final x of the stem, the same rule behind boxes and fixes. The spelling is shared with the plural of the noun outbox, the tray for outgoing papers or the folder for outgoing email, so context decides: a champion outboxes a challenger, but an office may have two outboxes. The verb is transitive and always needs an object: one fighter outboxes another.
outboxes is a form of outbox
outbox, verb: To box more skillfully than an opponent, winning the exchanges in a bout. Full entry
- Spelling
- outbox → outboxes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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