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Definition of "outstrip" []

  • To leave behind; outrun. (verb-transitive)
  • To exceed or surpass: "Material development outstripped human development” ( Edith Hamilton). See Synonyms at excel. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outstrip" in a sentence
  • "In other words, I suggest that accomplishment may again outstrip expectations."
  • "Divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd Platt said Mrs Rooney's income may in the long-term outstrip that of her husband, who earns an estimated £7 million a year from"
  • "Divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd Platt said Mrs Rooney's income may in the long-term outstrip that of her husband, who earns an estimated £7 million a year from Manchester United and his sponsors."