outgrow

[ out-groh ]

verb (used with object),out·grew, out·grown, out·grow·ing.
  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.

  1. to surpass in growing: watching one child outgrow another.

verb (used without object),out·grew, out·grown, out·grow·ing.
  1. Archaic. to grow out; burst forth; protrude.

Origin of outgrow

1
First recorded in 1585–95; out- + grow

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How to use outgrow in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for outgrow

outgrow

/ (ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ) /


verb-grows, -growing, -grew or -grown (tr)
  1. to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)

  2. to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time

  1. to grow larger or faster than

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