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Etymology

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From out- +‎ pace.

Pronunciation

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    Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

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outpace (third-person singular simple present outpaces, present participle outpacing, simple past and past participle outpaced)

  1. (transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
    Hyponyms: outswim, outrun
    The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.
    • 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport[1]:
      Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.

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