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to outwear

to outwear

1 7.5
To last longer than something else
  • verb
  • /aʊtˈwɛr/
translation icon : superar en duración
  • The heavy-duty tires should outwear standard ones, providing better durability for long road trips.

Examples

  • This fabric was engineered to outwear traditional materials, making it perfect for outdoor adventures.

  • The new sneakers are designed to outwear any of my old pairs, even after months of daily use.

  • Till painful study shall outwear three years, no woman may approach his silent court.

    Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

Synonyms

to outlast
vsto outwear
32 4.4

Continue to exist longer than someone or something

is the same meaning but expressed as a different word form

How Long

to outwear
1 7.5
to endure
94 3.6
to last
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

outwear infinitive
outwearing present participle
outwears third person singular
outwore past
outworn past participle

Morphology

outwear = wear (semi-transparent) = out + wear

While 'out' + 'wear' suggests a meaning related to wearing, the specific sense of 'enduring longer' is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Outwear comes from the parts out- 'more than' and wear 'to last', as you can see in the word outlast. So to outwear something is to last longer than it does.