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In some senses, outmate is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
outmate
verb 3noun 1
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verb
1
To mate with an individual who is not part of one's immediate social group.
2
To surpass in finding mates; to outbreed.
3
To outmatch.
noun
1
A former inmate.
It is enough to make a monkey laugh and angels weep to see sixteen to twenty millions of folks quarreling, fussing, cheering, hooting and acting generally like outmates of a lunatic asylum every time these two gangs of political bunko-steerers run you up against their old game—which a child ought to see through—and make you think you are electing men of your choice, when all that you do, or can do, is to elect one of two sets of candidates of their choice, because you are bound to elect candidates hand-picked by these confidence operators, no matter how you vote.
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.
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It is enough to make a monkey laugh and angels weep to see sixteen to twenty millions of folks quarreling, fussing, cheering, hooting and acting generally like outmates of a lunatic asylum every time
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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 wi
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We call ourselves HELPMATES a name in keeping with the role we play in the lives of inmates and outmates. — (Note: I have never liked to speak of persons released from prison as ex-offenders or ex-con
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