outsurvive
outsurvive verb: to survive longer than; to outlive.
Verb
outsurvive (third-person singular simple present outsurvives, present participle outsurviving, simple past and past participle outsurvived)
- To survive longer than; to outlive.
- It is not the case that A outsurvived B because A had greater fitness. If A outsurvived B, it was because A possessed some set of properties, P, that B lacked.1992, P. E. Griffiths, Trees of Life: Essays in Philosophy of Biology, page 155
- In war, merely to outsurvive the enemy can be an advantage. He who survives can communicate his outsurvival to headquarters, meaning that the masters he serves will know of the outcome of his struggle even if he dies shortly thereafter.2006, Hugh Cook, The Worshippers And the Way, page 250
- Synonyms:
- survive
Synonyms of outsurvive
Forms of outsurvive
| third-person singular present | outsurvives |
|---|---|
| present participle | outsurviving |
| past participle | outsurvived |
| past | outsurvived |
Origin of outsurvive
From out- + survive.
Questions about outsurvive
- What does outsurvive mean?
- Outsurvive means to survive longer than; to outlive.
- What part of speech is outsurvive?
- Outsurvive is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outsurvive?
- The past tense of outsurvive is outsurvived.
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