outvoice
Definition
Verb (transitive): 1. To speak louder than: To surpass someone in volume of speech; to outtalk or drown out verbally. 2. To overcome or silence by speaking: To use one's voice to dominate or suppress another's speech or argument.
Usage Examples
- (She spoke louder and more effectively than her opponent.)
- (They attempted to drown out the officials with their own shouting.)
- (He could not make his voice heard above the noise.)
Advanced Usage
- "to outvoice one's rivals": to speak more forcefully or persuasively than competitors.
- In the boardroom, the CEO had to outvoice the dissenters to push through his proposal. (He had to dominate the conversation with his voice to achieve his goal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Outvoice (noun, rare): an act or instance of outvoicing.
- The outvoice of the opposition was a strategic move in the negotiation. (The act of speaking louder than the opposition.)
Synonyms
- Outtalk: to speak more than or longer than.
- Drown out: to make a sound inaudible by making a louder sound.
- Overpower: to defeat or overcome by superior force (here, vocal force).
- Silence: to cause to stop speaking.
Phrasal Verbs
- Outvoice down (rare): to silence someone by speaking more loudly.
- She outvoiced down the heckler with her confident reply. (She silenced the heckler by speaking louder.)
Related Idioms
- Shout down: to silence by shouting.
- The audience tried to shout down the speaker, but he continued. (They attempted to outvoice him.)
- Talk over: to speak while someone else is speaking, often to dominate.
- He kept talking over her, trying to outvoice her. (He interrupted her speech to assert dominance.)