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outcompete en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English compete English outcompete From out- + compete.

Meanings

1. To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
   • While individual Neanderthals were perhaps as inquisitive, imaginative and creative as individual Sapiens, superior networking enabled Sapiens to swiftly outcompete Neanderthals. 2020 November 7, Yuval Noah Harari, “At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them. 2014, Bill Nye, Corey S. Powell, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation:
   • Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete. 2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian:

Forms

Coordinates

undercompete · overcompete

Translations (3)

de verdrängen (be much more successful than a competitor) · de auskonkurrieren (be much more successful than a competitor) · da udkonkurrere (be much more successful than a competitor)