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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To be more in number than somebody or something. stative, transitive

   "Women outnumbered men by two to one."

2. 2
   be larger in number wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

outmanoutsum

Example

More examples

"The enemy's forces outnumber us ten to one."

Etymology

From out- + number.

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