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corporation; party, set, group; Colloq set-up: I joined the<br />

outfit when it consisted of only a hundred people.<br />

--v. 4 fit (out or up), equip, kit out, provision, stock,<br />

accoutre or US also accouter, rig (out or up), supply, furnish:<br />

The shop is prepared to outfit anyone for anything from a walk<br />

in the country to an African safari or an Arctic expedition.<br />

outgoing adj. 1 departing, retiring, ex-, former, past, emeritus,<br />

leaving, withdrawing: It is our custom to honour the outgoing<br />

president with a banquet. 2 genial, friendly, amiable, cordial,<br />

warm, expansive, approachable, affable, accessible, amenable,<br />

easygoing, amicable, sociable, congenial, extrovert, familiar,<br />

informal, communicative: Because of his outgoing attitude,<br />

Keith gets along well with most people.<br />

outing n. jaunt, junket, excursion, trip, expedition, tour, ride,<br />

Colloq spin: This year, the annual church outing will again be<br />

to Torquay.<br />

outlandish<br />

adj. unfamiliar, strange, odd, queer, offbeat, peculiar,<br />

curious, exotic, foreign, alien, unknown, unheard-of, different,<br />

exceptional, extraordinary, quaint, eccentric, bizarre, outr‚,<br />

weird, fantastic, unusual, singular, unique; freakish,<br />

grotesque, barbarous; Colloq far-out, camp(y), kinky: Those<br />

youngsters wear the most outlandish hair-dos you have ever seen.<br />

outlast v. survive, outlive; outwear; weather: Considering her<br />

condition, it seems doubtful that she will outlast her husband.<br />

outlaw n. 1 criminal, gangster, robber, desperado, bandit, highwayman,<br />

brigand, footpad, picaroon, pirate, fugitive (from justice or<br />

the law), renegade, US road-agent: In Westerns, the sheriff<br />

always wins out over the outlaws.<br />

--v. 2 forbid, disallow, ban, interdict, bar, exclude,<br />

prohibit, proscribe: Some countries have outlawed prostitution,<br />

but with little effect.<br />

outlay n. expense, cost, expenditure, spending, disbursement, payment:<br />

The city council refused to approve the outlay for a new<br />

swimming-pool.

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