† ˈoutcrease Obs. rare.
[Formed as the opposite of increase, after such pairs as ingrowth, outgrowth.]
Outgrowth, outshoot; emigration.
| 1625 Lisle Du Bartas, Noe 96 As for their Colonies and Outcreases into Spain they are..hardly proved. Ibid. 103 The men of Marseil are counted an Outcrease of Asia. |