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outnumber

[ out-nuhm-ber ]
/ ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /
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verb (used with object)

to exceed in number.

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RELATED WORDS

exceed, surmount, surpass, outstrip, override, swamp, lead, pass, top, beat, best, eclipse, outdo, outpace, transcend, outshine

Nearby words

outmode, outmoded, outmost, outmuscle, outness, outnumber, outpace, outparish, outpatient, outperform, outplace

Origin of outnumber

First recorded in 1660–70; out- + number
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British Dictionary definitions for outnumber

outnumber

/ (ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə) /

verb

(tr) to exceed in number
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