Outgrow
[aʊt'grəʊ] or [,aʊt'ɡro]
Definition
(verb.) grow too large or too mature for; 'I have outgrown these clothes'; 'She outgrew her childish habits'.
(verb.) grow faster than.
Checked by Blanchard--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To surpass in growing; to grow more than.
(v. t.) To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness; to outgrow an infirmity.
Checked by Lilith
Definition
v.t. to surpass in growth: to grow out of.—n. Out′growth that which grows out of a thing: growth to excess.
Inputed by Donald
Examples
- We may outgrow our adoration of the Constitution or Private Property only to establish some new totem pole. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- If any thing could increase her delight, it was perceiving that the baby would soon have outgrown its first set of caps. Jane Austen. Emma.
- And thus matters went on until the early part of the present decade, when the factory facilities were becoming so rapidly outgrown as to render radical changes necessary. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The myth is not one of the outgrown crudities of our pagan ancestors. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Supposed to be incarcerated there, because the time had rather outgrown the strong cells and the blind alley. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- To my mind it symbolizes a view of the state which we are outgrowing, and throws into relief the view towards which we are struggling. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Soon the business outgrew the small quarters and was moved to the present location of the plant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Edited by Bonita