Outnumber
[aʊt'nʌmbə] or ['aʊt'nʌmbɚ]
Definition
(v. t.) To exceed in number.
Checker: Tessie
Definition
v.t. to exceed in number.
Editor: Upton
Examples
- But the advantages of iron and steel far outnumber those of wood. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Everywhere the barbarians must have been outnumbered if only the people had resisted. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Soon the slaves would have outnumbered the masters, and, not being in sympathy with them, would have risen in their might and exterminated them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In many cases, especially in great city states, the population of slaves and unenfranchised strangers greatly outnumbered the citizens. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They outnumbered me, and I was worsted and under their feetbut, as yet, I was not dead. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In my opinion, Thomas far outnumbers Hood in infantry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Randall