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outgrow
[out-groh]
verb (used with object)
to grow too large for.
to outgrow one's clothes.
to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time.
She outgrew her fear of the dark.
to surpass in growing.
watching one child outgrow another.
verb (used without object)
Archaic.to grow out; burst forth; protrude.
outgrow
/ ˌʊˈɡəʊ /
verb
to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)
to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time
to grow larger or faster than
Example Sentences
“Because he had never outgrown a small boy’s penchant for showing off, he was rarely referred to as Douglas or Mr. Fairbanks,” she said.
It was also moved to the Coliseum because the event “has outgrown all venues on our campus.”
"We've outgrown the site. There's only three acres at Pine Tree Farm and we were desperate for more grazing."
Glenn is loath to go backward, much less indulge in personality quirks he’s outgrown because fatherhood awaits.
We’re given just enough reasons not to like Ting, or at least to understand why Siaja has outgrown him, and to understand that, in this narrative arrangement, he is toast.
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