outlast

[ out-last, -lahst ]

/ ˌaʊtˈlæst, -ˈlɑst /

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verb (used with object)

to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.

to live longer than; outlive.

Nearby words

Origin of outlast

First recorded in 1565–75; out- + last²

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Examples from the Web for outlast

Certainly he will have the resources to outlast, discredit, and disqualify his rivals.
Why the GOP Needs a Return to the Bush Leagues|Robert Shrum|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will the two-state solution survive to 2013 and outlast this blog?
The Two-State Solution After Open Zion|Mattia Toaldo|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What the Soviets failed to understand is that homegrown insurgency and religious fervor will outlast any conquering force.
How Do You Defeat an Invisible Army?|Justin Green|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps he tried to outlast the election in order to shelter Obama from the fallout of his own personal foibles.
Petraeus: The Eric Cantor Angle|Michael Tomasky|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The conflict could outlast Assad, however and whenever he falls.
Syrian Crisis Won’t Be Resolved With the Tactics Used in Libya|P.J. Crowley|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They were overweeningly met by some incapable upstarts of yesterday, whose devotion was not to outlast the 20th May.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
"Lady Josceline will outlast most of us," he declared with the utmost nonchalance.
The White Blackbird|Hudson Douglas
They were conceived for precise practical experiences and usually did not outlast the experience, or the person who embodied it.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
And he has a certain degree of candour while you talk to him, but unfortunately it does not outlast your departure.
Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats|Barnette Miller
The mule, too, is well suited to plantation labor, and will outlast a horse at it.
The Mule|Harvey Riley

British Dictionary definitions for outlast

outlast

/ (ˈaʊtˌlɑːst) /

verb

(tr) to last longer than

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Word Origin and History for outlast