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outdistance

American  
[out-dis-tuhns] / ˌaʊtˈdɪs təns /

verb (used with object)

outdistanced, outdistancing

  1. to leave behind, as in running; outstrip.

    The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
outdistance British  
/ ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns /

verb

  1. (tr) to leave far behind

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Etymology

Origin of outdistance

First recorded in 1855–60; out- + distance

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Outdistance, owt-dis′tans, v.t. to distance, leave far behind in any competition.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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