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out-compete

out-com·pete
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out kuh m-peet]
    • /aʊt kəmˈpit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out kuh m-peet]
    • /aʊt kəmˈpit/

Definition of out-compete word

  • verb without object out-compete to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business. 1

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Origin of out-compete

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for), equivalent to com- com- + petere to seek; Late Latin and E sense influenced by competitor

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Parts of speech for Out-compete

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

out-compete popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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