Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outsurvive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-sur-vive
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To survive longer than; to outlive.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

From out- + survive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outsurvives (present, singular) outsurviving (participle, present) outsurvived (participle, past) outsurvived (past)

Synonyms

survive

Questions

What does outsurvive mean?: To survive longer than; to outlive.
Where does outsurvive come from?: From out- + survive.

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