outgrowth

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

Also spelled out-growth

US /ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/ UK /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body

The festival was an outgrowth of an old harvest custom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a natural development or... result consequence offshoot product developmentbyproductprotuberance excrescence

Opposites

cause origin source

Word family

Related forms outgrow growth grow

Etymology

From out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence.

ūt Old English grōwan Old English

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Topics

The Human Body

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# outgrowth

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtɡroʊθ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtɡrəʊθ/

## Meanings
1. a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body

## Examples
- The festival was an outgrowth of an old harvest custom.

## Synonyms
- result
- consequence
- offshoot
- product
- development
- byproduct
- protuberance
- excrescence

## Antonyms
- cause
- origin
- source

## Related Forms
- outgrow
- growth
- grow

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūt
- Root: grōwan

## Etymology
From out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence.

## AI Etymology
Outgrowth comes from out- plus growth, on the model of grow out. Used both literally of a physical protrusion and figuratively of a natural consequence. The etymological trail includes Old English ūt and Old English grōwan. As a noun, outgrowth means a natural development or result; something that grows out from a main body. The same family is visible in related forms such as outgrow, growth, and grow.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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