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outcompete

verb

Etymology

From out- + compete.

  1. derived from competō — “to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”
  2. borrowed from competer
  3. prefixed as outcompete — “out + compete”

Definitions

  1. To be more successful than a competitor

    To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.

    • It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them.
    • While individual Neanderthals were perhaps as inquisitive, imaginative and creative as individual Sapiens, superior networking enabled Sapiens to swiftly outcompete Neanderthals.
    • Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA