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to outdrive

to outdrive

1 6.1
To drive farther or faster than another person in a contest
  • verb
  • /ˈaʊtˌdraɪv/
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  • In their weekly golf match, she often tries to outdrive her friends on the first hole.

Examples

  • He practiced every day to outdrive his rival at the upcoming championship.

  • She'd been the longest-hitting woman on the tour, could outdrive more than a few of her male counterparts.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the tournament, he managed to outdrive all the other competitors with his impressive skills.

Synonyms

to beat out
vsto outdrive
49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outdo
vsto outdrive
22 3.8

Be better than someone at something

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outplay
vsto outdrive
14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outmatch
vsto outdrive
8 6.4

Do better than someone in skill or performance

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outstrip
vsto outdrive
7 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outdistance
vsto outdrive
2 6.7

Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outcompete
vsto outdrive
2 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outrace
vsto outdrive
2 4.2

To move or run faster than someone in a race

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outvie
vsto outdrive
  • Archaic
9.9

To try to be better than someone in a contest or task

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outgo
vsto outdrive
8.1

To be better than another person or thing

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance
to outstand
vsto outdrive
7.6

To be better than others in skill or quality

is about doing better with a vehicle by speed or distance

Surface Forms

outdrive infinitive
outdriving present participle
outdrives third person singular
outdrove past
outdriven past participle

Morphology

outdrive = drive (transparent) = out + drive

A standard productive formation 'out-' + verb meaning 'to do X to a greater degree than someone else', directly applicable to 'drive'.

Etymology

Outdrive comes from out- 'more than' and drive 'to move or control', like in outrun. So to outdrive someone is to drive better, faster, or farther than they do.