outgrow

Meaning

1. (figuratively, often, transitive) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
2. (transitive) To grow faster or larger than.

Synonyms

outstrip

get ahead

go

go beyond

grow up

outdistance

outdo

outreach

outrun

outwear

overrun

overtake

surpass

tide over

transcend

grow out of

exceed

grow older

Translations

αναπτύσσομαι

surpasser

rebasar

ontgroeien

superar

übersteigen

überschreiten

depassar

ξεπερνώ

υπερφύομαι

μεγαλώνω πολύ

dépasser

enjamber

über den Kopf wachsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/

Etymology

From out- + grow.