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outdistance

 [out-dis-tuhns]  

out·dis·tance

   [out-dis-tuhns]
verb (used with object), out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing.
to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
Origin:
1855–60; out- + distance
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outdistance (ˌaʊtˈdɪstəns)
 
—vb
(tr) to leave far behind

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