Etymology

outcompete

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Today it means: To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources. Full definition →

English compete ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishcompete
  8. English todayoutcompete

From out- + compete.

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