outlive (verb)

  • 41use — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Employment for a purpose Nouns 1. use, employ[ment]; exercise, application, appliance; adhibition, disposal; consumption; usufruct; recourse, resort, avail; utilization, service, wear; recycling; usage,… …

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  • 42outwear — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To survive] Syn. sustain, last longer than, outlast; see continue 1 , endure 1 , survive 1 . 2. [To exhaust] Syn. spend, wear out, deplete; see tire 1 , 2 , weary 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To live, exist, or… …

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  • 43aggregate — ag|gre|gate1 [ˈægrıgıt] n formal 1.) the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together aggregate of ▪ The smaller minorities got an aggregate of 1,327 votes. ▪ In the aggregate (=as a group or in total) , women outlive …

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  • 44outwear — /aʊtˈwɛə/ (say owt wair) verb (t) (outwore, outworn, outwearing) 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast. 2. to outlive or outgrow. 3. to wear out; consume by wearing. 4. to exhaust in strength or endurance. 5. to pass time …

  • 45outthink — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: out + think 1. : to surpass in thinking : to go beyond or transcend by thinking must outthink the world if they are to outlive it Religion in Life 2. : to get the better of by thinking more quickly or… …

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  • 46out|last — «owt LAST, LAHST», transitive verb. 1. to last longer than: »a work to outlast immortal Rome (Alexander Pope). 2. to outlive; survive …

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  • 47out|wear — «owt WAIR», transitive verb, wore, worn, wear|ing. 1. to wear longer than; be useful or serviceable for a greater time than: »Some plastics can outwear leather. I have made a Calender for every yeare, That steele in strength, and time in durance …

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  • 48o|ver|live — «OH vuhr LIHV», verb, lived, liv|ing. –v.t. to live longer than or beyond; outlast; outlive: »The mighty Pyramids. have overlived the feeble generations of mankind (Robert Southey). –v.i. to continue to live; survive: » …

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  • 49sur|vive — «suhr VYV», verb, vived, viv|ing. –v.t. 1. to live longer than; outlive: »He survived his wife by three years. 2. to remain alive after; not die during: »Only ten of the crew survived the shipwreck. She survived a serious operation. 3. to sustain …

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