outlast

[ out-last, -lahst ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.

  2. to live longer than; outlive.

Origin of outlast

1
First recorded in 1565–75; out- + last2

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British Dictionary definitions for outlast

outlast

/ (ˈaʊtˌlɑːst) /


verb
  1. (tr) to last longer than

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