Outgrowing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which grows outward; outgrowth. countable, uncountable

    "That which but yesterday seemed laudable and proper in my past life, I to-day feel to have been nothing but the outgrowings of a proud heart and perverted mind."

  2. 2
    The supply and purchase arrangement engaged in by an outgrower. Africa, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of outgrow form-of, gerund, participle, present

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blossombrewburgeondevelopflourishgather

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"There are so many people in the world who are incapable of outgrowing the level of their stomach!"

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