outnumber

[ out-nuhm-ber ]

/ ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /

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verb (used with object)

to exceed in number.

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Origin of outnumber

First recorded in 1660–70; out- + number

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Examples from the Web for outnumber

They outnumber and may even outweigh all other forms of life.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.|Matthew R. Francis|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, Grey Worm arms the slaves of Meereen, who outnumber the citizens three-to-one.
Game of Thrones’ ‘Oathkeeper’: Joffrey’s Killer Revealed, White Walkers, and A New Jaime Lannister|Marlow Stern|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Egyptians outnumber the Palestinians by about 70 million potential voters.
Mohammed Assaf: From Underdog to Idol|Maysoon Zayid|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A good deal of the money also goes to a spreading bureaucracy of administrators, who now outnumber teachers on American campuses.
Janitors With College Degrees and the Higher-Education Bubble|John Leo|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

It may come as a surprise to some that women in Rwanda outnumber men in the ministry of justice and in its parliament.
Africa and Justice: The Key to Prosperity|Cherie Blair|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They outnumber us ten to one, says the agent for timber, exaggerating characteristically.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham
You must remember that they outnumber us, six to one, and could easily tire us out, or cut us off from the island.
Frank, the Young Naturalist|Harry Castlemon
Since then, the Indians have increased more rapidly than the Fijians until they now outnumber them.
A Racial Study of the Fijians|Norman E. Gabel
The Austrians did not outnumber us, and their moral was no higher than ours.
The Russian Turmoil|Anton Ivanovich Denikin
The omnipresent six-shooters that used to outnumber the men of a mining camp ten years ago are rarely seen here in public.
The Crest of the Continent|Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for outnumber

outnumber

/ (ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə) /

verb

(tr) to exceed in number

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