outrace

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verb (used with object),out·raced, out·rac·ing.
  1. to race or run faster than: The deer outraced its pursuers.

Origin of outrace

1
First recorded in 1650–60; out- + race1

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How to use outrace in a sentence

  • So fast was his pace that a weight had to be slung round his neck to prevent him outracing the rest of the pack.

    Old Country Inns of England | Henry P. Maskell