outstrip

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled outstript

US /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ UK /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to move faster than or surpass in performance or quantity

Demand quickly outstripped the factory's ability to supply.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to move faster than or... surpass exceedoutpaceoutdistance outrun outdo overtake eclipse

Opposites

trail lagfall behind

Word family

Related forms strip

Etymology

From out- ('beyond') plus strip, an obsolete verb meaning 'to move quickly.' First recorded in the 16th century in the sense 'to outrun.'

ūt Old English

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Actions & Processes

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# outstrip

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/

## Meanings
1. to move faster than or surpass in performance or quantity

## Examples
- Demand quickly outstripped the factory's ability to supply.

## Synonyms
- surpass
- exceed
- outpace
- outdistance
- outrun
- outdo
- overtake
- eclipse

## Antonyms
- trail
- lag
- fall behind

## Related Forms
- strip

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūt

## Etymology
From out- ('beyond') plus strip, an obsolete verb meaning 'to move quickly.' First recorded in the 16th century in the sense 'to outrun.'

## AI Etymology
Outstrip is from out- ('beyond') plus strip, an obsolete verb meaning 'to move quickly.' First recorded in the 16th century in the sense 'to outrun.'. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English). The current sense covers to move faster than or surpass in performance or quantity. The wider family includes related words such as strip.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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