"outcompete" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outcompetes [present, singular, third-person], outcompeting [participle, present], outcompeted [participle, past], outcompeted [past]
Etymology: out- + compete Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|compete}} out- + compete Head templates: {{en-verb}} outcompete (third-person singular simple present outcompetes, present participle outcompeting, simple past and past participle outcompeted)
  1. To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources. Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: out-compete Coordinate_terms: overcompete, undercompete Translations (be much more successful than a competitor): udkonkurrere (Danish), auskonkurrieren (German), verdrängen (German)

Inflected forms

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