outcompete

present singular third person outcompetes · participle present outcompeting · participle past outcompeted · past outcompeted · alternative out-compete

1. To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.

   It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them.

   2014, Bill Nye, Corey S. Powell, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation

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   While individual Neanderthals were perhaps as inquisitive, imaginative and creative as individual Sapiens, superior networking enabled Sapiens to swiftly outcompete Neanderthals.

   2020 November 7, Yuval Noah Harari, “At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2021

   Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.

   2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2022