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outlive
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
outlive
(verb)
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outlive
/ˌaʊt
ˈ
lɪv/
verb
outlives
;
outlived
;
outliving
outlive
/ˌaʊt
ˈ
lɪv/
verb
outlives
;
outlived
;
outliving
Learner's definition of OUTLIVE
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1
:
to live longer than (someone)
No mother wants to
outlive
her children.
He
outlived
his wife by 10 years.
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2
:
to continue to exist longer than (something)
:
to outlast (something)
The law has
outlived its usefulness
. [=the law still exists, but it is no longer useful]
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