outnumber

[ out-nuhm-ber ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to exceed in number.

Origin of outnumber

1
First recorded in 1660–70; out- + number

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British Dictionary definitions for outnumber

outnumber

/ (ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə) /


verb
  1. (tr) to exceed in number

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