outstrip
Meaning
- To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
- To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
- To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
Synonyms
catch up with and surpass
excell
take precedence
Hyphenated as
out‧strip
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/
Etymology
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).
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