outachieve

English

Etymology

out- + achieve

Verb

outachieve (third-person singular simple present outachieves, present participle outachieving, simple past and past participle outachieved)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in achievement; to achieve more than.
    • 2009 July 1, Harvey Araton, “Venus, Serena and a Group of Ladies-in-Waiting”, in New York Times:
      It is not an unreasonable argument, but the effective counter is that they have still managed to outachieve and outlast a generation, with ease and without burning out.
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