Etymology

outlive

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Today it means: To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive. Full definition →

Middle English outliven
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoutliven
  2. English todayoutlive

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.