outstrip

(out-strĭp')
tr.v., -stripped, -strip·ping, -strips.

1. To leave behind; outrun.
2. To exceed or surpass: "Material development outstripped human development" (Edith Hamilton). See synonyms at excel.

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verb

To be greater or better than: best, better¹, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, pass, surpass, top, transcend. Informal beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big/small/amount.

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• Directions - outstrip: get ahead of; leave behind

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - distancere, løbe forbi, overgå, slå

Nederlands (Dutch)
sneller lopen dan, voorbijstreven, overtreffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dépasser, excéder (la production), être supérieur à (une demande, une offre)

Deutsch (German)
v. - überholen, übertreffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ, αφήνω πίσω

Italiano (Italian)
surclassare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ultrapassar, superar

Русский (Russian)
перегнать, превзойти

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dejar atrás, aventajar, descollar sobre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - distansera, springa (gå) om, överträffa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
追过, 凌驾, 胜过

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 追過, 凌駕, 勝過

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 따라가 앞서다, ~을 능가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い抜く, 勝る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עבר בריצה, השאיר מאחור, עבר, חלף על‬

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