Outmate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outmate is a verb meaning (zoology) To mate with an individual who is not part of one's immediate social group.
Meaning
(zoology) To mate with an individual who is not part of one's immediate social group.
More Meanings
- (zoology, transitive) To surpass in finding mates; to outbreed.
- (transitive, obsolete) To outmatch.
- (rare) A former inmate.
Example Sentences
With the inmates now outmates on PRISON BREAK (FOX, 8/7c), Mahone homes in on the escapees, now that he’s deciphered the D.B. Cooper connection.
When I got the bus to the center, it was deserted except for the guards. Henry said, ‘Yesterday went well. The place is empty. All inmates are now outmates.[…]’
[drawing] / The mind of an inmate of an insane asylum of Ogd […] The Kingdom of Ogd was thus placed on the map and people were let out of the insane asylums. / [drawing] / Mind of an outmate of an insane asylum of Ogd
They also assign an inmate to an “outmate” who will correspond with him prior to release, then, hopefully, after release serve as a friend standing by. Exactly what each outmate does for his inmate will vary with individual situations.
Word Forms
- outmates
- outmating
- outmated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outgroup, imbreed, interosculate, speciate, biotag, sexualize.
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