OUTPACE

outpace

(verb) surpass in speed; “Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outpace (third-person singular simple present outpaces, present participle outpacing, simple past and past participle outpaced)

(transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*pace" v. t. Etym: [Cf. Outpass.]

Definition: To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. [R.] Lamb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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