outstrip
[out-strip]
verb (used with object), out·stripped, out·strip·ping.
to outdo; surpass; excel.
to outdo or pass in running or swift travel: A car can outstrip the local train.
to get ahead of or leave behind in a race or in any course of competition.
to exceed: a demand that outstrips the supply.
Origin of outstrip
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Historical Examples of outstrip
And it was as though he were endeavoring to outstrip the feelings which pursued him.
The Twins of Suffering CreekRidgwell Cullum
I believe she will outstrip Miriam before the end of the year.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High SchoolJessie Graham Flower
Jeanne did not mean to outstrip them, but she was seized with enthusiasm.
A Little Girl in Old DetroitAmanda Minnie Douglas
But rapid as their movements had been, they had failed to outstrip Edward.
History of the English People, Volume III (of 8)John Richard Green
It will have a constant tendency however to outstrip their wisdom.
This Simian WorldClarence Day
outstrip
verb -strips, -stripping or -stripped (tr)
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