outstrip
/ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/ verb
Forms outstrips outstripping outstripped outstript outstrippest outstrippedst outstrippeth
- verb To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind. “We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.”
- verb (figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something). “This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.”
- verb (archaic, rare) To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
Synonyms
overgo overhaul overtake outdo transcend exceed excel forpass go beyond breach cap outreach outcompass outstep overpass overreach overstep overstride surpass transgress outmatch outgo surmount outperform outdistance distance
Etymology
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “outstrip”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details