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verb
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English compete English outcompete From out- + compete.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
