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outstrip

Pronunciation: /ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/

The English word “outstrip” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
  2. To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
  3. To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.

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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