outlead verb 4noun 1forms 3 verb4 •To bring about; to encourage.All discourse is educative, and should have for its object the outleading and upbuilding of the intellect. — 1853 •To exceed in leadership. •To exceed in leading; to maintain a strong lead ahead of; to outcompete.On, on, in never-ending race, Behind the billows vainly chase; Both wave and wind with all their speed The barge doth thrice in flight outlead. — 1887 •(no longer used) To lead out. noun1 •An electrical lead for outward-going current.A thermocouple at the outlead of the photocathode just near the envelope of the photomultiplier measured the temperature of 100 ° K about 30 min after starting to cool it. — 1958 formsoutled · outleading · outleads