to outcompete
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6.1
- verb
- /aʊtˈkəmˌpiːt/
:
superar
- Invasive species can easily outcompete native plants for resources.
- outcompete native species
- outcompete any other
Examples
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But organisms from afar can crowd, devour, or outcompete native species in their new neighborhoods, and can even change entire ecosystems.
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Once established, it quickly forms dense stands and outcompetes native plants.
Academic text (2007) -
Plenty of Chinese are offering us lower prices, which outcompete domestic industry...
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In the bay, the new species might outcompete the native for substrate.
Academic text (1992) -
Shrubs seem to outcompete grass in dry times.
Academic text (2004) -
Such attributes allow it to outcompete and even eliminate other plant species in both natural and managed wetland habitats.
Academic text (1993) -
Invasive and nonnative species often outcompete native species for habitat.
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If such attacks stunt the thistle's growth, other plants will be more likely to outcompete the weed for sunlight, nutrients, and water.
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Fortunately, the satellite easily outcompetes its rival, despite being one-twenty-fifth its size.
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The newcomers have nearly decimated the microflora of the lake and have begun to outcompete native fish species.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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3.4
Do better than others, for example at work or school
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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4.8
Do better than someone or something
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4.2
To defeat someone in a contest or game
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3.8
Be better than someone at something
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4.8
Do better and get more attention than others
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4.2
Do better than and beat an opponent in a game
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7.1
To be much weaker than an opponent in a fight or competition
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6.4
Do better than someone in skill or performance
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4.6
To be much better than someone or something
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6.8
To become faster, better, or larger than another
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6.7
Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition
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6.7
To get more people or money than someone else
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6.1
To have an advantage over someone in competition
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5.9
To get ahead of others in progress or achievement
Do much better than other companies or teams
Be better than someone or something in a competition
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
To impress people more than others
To get an advantage over someone by doing better than them
Get an advantage over other companies or people
To win against other teams or companies in a contest
To be better than others in skill or quality
To beat someone by using better plans or moves, for example in battle
To be better than another person or thing
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outcompete combines out- meaning 'more than' and compete meaning 'to try to win'. So, to outcompete someone is to do better than them and win.