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out·caste

 (out′kăst′)
n.
A Dalit.
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outcaste

(ˈaʊtˌkɑːst)
n
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a person who has been expelled from a caste
2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a person having no caste
vb
(Anthropology & Ethnology) (tr) to cause (someone) to lose his or her caste
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out•caste

(ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)

n.
1. (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
2. a person of no caste.
[1875]
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outcaste


Past participle: outcasted
Gerund: outcasting

Imperative
outcaste
outcaste
Present
I outcaste
you outcaste
he/she/it outcastes
we outcaste
you outcaste
they outcaste
Preterite
I outcasted
you outcasted
he/she/it outcasted
we outcasted
you outcasted
they outcasted
Present Continuous
I am outcasting
you are outcasting
he/she/it is outcasting
we are outcasting
you are outcasting
they are outcasting
Present Perfect
I have outcasted
you have outcasted
he/she/it has outcasted
we have outcasted
you have outcasted
they have outcasted
Past Continuous
I was outcasting
you were outcasting
he/she/it was outcasting
we were outcasting
you were outcasting
they were outcasting
Past Perfect
I had outcasted
you had outcasted
he/she/it had outcasted
we had outcasted
you had outcasted
they had outcasted
Future
I will outcaste
you will outcaste
he/she/it will outcaste
we will outcaste
you will outcaste
they will outcaste
Future Perfect
I will have outcasted
you will have outcasted
he/she/it will have outcasted
we will have outcasted
you will have outcasted
they will have outcasted
Future Continuous
I will be outcasting
you will be outcasting
he/she/it will be outcasting
we will be outcasting
you will be outcasting
they will be outcasting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been outcasting
you have been outcasting
he/she/it has been outcasting
we have been outcasting
you have been outcasting
they have been outcasting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been outcasting
you will have been outcasting
he/she/it will have been outcasting
we will have been outcasting
you will have been outcasting
they will have been outcasting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been outcasting
you had been outcasting
he/she/it had been outcasting
we had been outcasting
you had been outcasting
they had been outcasting
Conditional
I would outcaste
you would outcaste
he/she/it would outcaste
we would outcaste
you would outcaste
they would outcaste
Past Conditional
I would have outcasted
you would have outcasted
he/she/it would have outcasted
we would have outcasted
you would have outcasted
they would have outcasted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.outcaste - a person belonging to no caste
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.outcaste - not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person"
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
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