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outpace
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out·pace  (out-ps)
tr.v. out·paced, out·pac·ing, out·pac·es
To surpass or outdo (another), as in speed, growth, or performance.

outpace [aʊtˈpeɪs]
vb (tr)
to run or move faster than (someone or something else)
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Verb1.outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

outpace
verb outdistance, leave behind, outstrip, lose, shake off, outrun, leave standing (informal) These hovercraft can easily outpace most boats.
Translations
outpace [aʊtˈpeɪs] VTdejar atrás
outpace [ˌaʊtˈpeɪs] vt
(= go faster than) → distancer
(= surpass) [+ rival] → distancer
outpace [ˌaʊtˈpeɪs] vtdistanziare


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