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out·grow
/
ˌaʊtˈgroʊ
/
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[
out-
groh
]
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verb,
out·grew,
out·grown,
out·grow·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to
grow
too large for:
to outgrow one's clothes.
2.
to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time:
She outgrew her
fear
of the dark.
3.
to surpass in
growing
:
watching one child outgrow another.
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verb (used without object)
4.
Archaic
.
to
grow
out; burst forth; protrude.
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Origin:
1585–95;
out-
+
grow
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outgrow
(ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ)
—
vb
,
-grows
,
-growing
,
-grew
,
-grown
1.
to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)
2.
to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time
3.
to grow larger or faster than
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Word Origin & History
outgrow
1594, "to surpass in growth," from
out
+
grow
(q.v.). Meaning "to become too large or too mature for" is attested from 1665.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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