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Added 9 October 2026

outstrip

/ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about outstrip at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
To exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.

Origin

From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).

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