outset

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊtsɛt/ === Etymology 1 === From out- +‎ set, replacing earlier outsetting. ==== Noun ==== outset (plural outsets) An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. [from 1759] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “outset”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Etymology 2 === From out- +‎ set. ==== Verb ==== outset (third-person singular simple present outsets, present participle outsetting, simple past and past participle outset) (Internet, CSS, transitive) To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset. === Anagrams === Stoute, Tetsuo, set out, setout