outgrow
(verb)
verb
1. grow too large or too mature for
- I have outgrown these clothes
- She outgrew her childish habits
Definition categories: change, develop, grow
2. grow faster than
Definition categories: competition, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
Sentences with outgrow as a verb:
- Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown.
- The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow the other.