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outdistance

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out⋅dis⋅tance

  [out-dis-tuhns]
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–verb (used with object), -tanced, -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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out·dis·tance   (out-dĭs'təns)   
tr.v.   out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing, out·dis·tanc·es

  1. To outrun, especially in a long-distance race.

  2. To surpass by a wide margin, especially through superior skill or endurance: a sales force that outdistanced its competitors in volume sold.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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