US /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ UK /aʊtˈlɪv/
verb Freq #22996

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To live longer than someone else.

    She outlived her husband by twenty years.

  2. 2
    verb

    To last or remain useful longer than something.

    The old machine outlived all the newer models.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to live longer than someone... survive
2 verb · to last or remain useful... outlast
Opposites
Word family
Forms outlivedoutlivesoutliving
Derived forms outliver

Etymology

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

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