OUTLIVE

outlive, outlast, survive

(verb) live longer than; “She outlived her husband by many years”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outlive (third-person singular simple present outlives, present participle outliving, simple past and past participle outlived)

(transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

(transitive) To live through or past (a given time).

(transitive) To surpass in duration; outlast.

(intransitive) To live longer; continue to live.

Synonyms

• (live longer than): survive

Antonyms

• (live longer than): predecease

Anagrams

• live out, ovulite

Source: Wiktionary


Out*live", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outlived; p. pr. & vb. n. Outliving.]

Definition: To live beyond, or longer than; to survive. They live too long who happiness outlive. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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