out-live
verb (used with object), out·lived, out·liv·ing.
1.
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.): She outlived her husband by many years.
2.
to outlast; live or last through: The ship outlived the storm. He hopes to outlive the stigma of his imprisonment.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to live longer than (someone) |
| 2. | to live beyond (a date or period): he outlived the century |
| 3. | to live through (an experience) |
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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