What does "outsurvive" mean?

To survive longer than; to outlive.

What is a synonym for "outsurvive"?

Common synonyms include: survive, survive.

Outsurvive

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To survive longer than; to outlive. transitive
"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."

Synonyms

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survive survive

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From out- + survive.

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