Outcompete

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.

    "It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them."

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"This bunch of sick sociopaths would never be able to outcompete me."

Etymology

From out- + compete.

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