outgrow
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
outgrow (outgrows, present participle outgrowing; past outgrew, past participle outgrown)
- (transitive) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
- Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown.
- I used to have allergies but I outgrew all of them.
- Some people blame God for their troubles, but one must outgrow such notions.
- (transitive) To grow faster or larger than.
- The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.
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