outpace
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out·pace
(out-pās′)tr.v. out·paced, out·pac·ing, out·pac·es
To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.
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outpace
(aʊtˈpeɪs)vb (tr)
to run or move faster than (someone or something else)
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out•pace
(ˌaʊtˈpeɪs)v.t. -paced, -pac•ing.
1. to go faster than.
2. to outdo.
[1565–75]
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outpace
Past participle: outpaced
Gerund: outpacing
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| Verb | 1. | outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
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outpace
verb outdistance, leave behind, outstrip, lose, shake off, outrun, leave standing (informal) These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats.
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