out·reach (out-rēch')

v., -reached, -reach·ing, -reach·es.

v.tr.

1. To surpass (another) in reach: She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match.
2. To be more or greater than; exceed: Demand has outreached supply.

v.intr.

1. To go too far.
2. To reach out.

n. (out'rēch')

1. The act or process of reaching out.
2. Extent or length of reach: the vast outreach of technology; the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
3. A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits, as to particular segments of a community: an educational outreach to illiterate adults.

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