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outlive
[ out-liv ]
/ ËaÊtËlÉȘv /
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verb (used with object), out·lived, out·liv·ing.
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.
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Origin of outlive
synonym study for outlive
1. See survive.
OTHER WORDS FROM outlive
outliver, nounWords nearby outlive
outlet, outlier, out like a light, outline, outline font, outlive, outlook, out loud, outlying, outman, outmaneuver
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British Dictionary definitions for outlive
outlive
/ (ËaÊtËlÉȘv) /
verb (tr)
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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