outlive
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.): She outlived her husband by many years.
to outlast; live or last through: The ship outlived the storm. He hopes to outlive the stigma of his imprisonment.
Origin of outlive
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Other words from outlive
- outliver, noun
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How to use outlive in a sentence
But soon after he outlives his father (who died at 35), Hainey turns about face.
Michael Hainey and Aleksandar Hemon’s Chicago Dreams | Chris Wallace | March 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs frequently happens, the custom which thus arises outlives the conditions of its origin.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt"So long as your obstinacy continues, or until it outlives my forbearance, I shall return at intervals," she said.
The Tinted Venus | F. Anstey"Love droops, youth fades, the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them all," sings Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Golden Censer | John McGovernCowley is best where he is nearest Herrick, and his posy of short lyrics outlives his “epic and Pindaric art.”
The friendship of these four school girls was of the quality that outlives a single season and many adventures.
The Motor Maids' School Days | Katherine Stokes
British Dictionary definitions for outlive
/ (ˌaʊtˈlɪv) /
to live longer than (someone)
to live beyond (a date or period): he outlived the century
to live through (an experience)
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