outgrowv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈɡroʊ/

Inflections: Past tense outgrew; past participle outgrown;

Forms: see out adv., int., and prep. and grow v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, grow v.

Etymology: < out- prefix + grow v.

1. transitive. To leave behind (a habit, stage, impediment, etc.) in the process of growth or development. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > grow out of (a habit, state, etc.)

outgrow1583

outwear1598

overwear1601

outlivea1625

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 152 Mine heire, whom thou saiest hath outgrowen his minoritie [etc.].

1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iii. l. 532 And were I Queene of Naples I should punish Such flattery; but you are young and may Outgrow this vanity.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing viii. 72 Even our Gray heads out-grow not those Errors, which we have learn't before the Alphabet.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 263. ⁋6 By my Care you outgrew them [sc. convulsions].

1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad vi. 78 Botany Bay may in time outgrow the odium attached to its name.

1865 J. B. Lightfoot Comm. Gal. (1874) 30 The weak and beggarly elements which they had outgrown.

1909 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea xvii. 193 You are never going to outgrow your fashion of setting your heart so on things and then crashing down into despair because you don't get them.

1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) viii. 196 Like numerous design victims of the 80s, I engaged designers whom I outgrew and with whose..taste I became uncomfortable.

a. transitive. To grow more or faster than; to grow taller or bigger than.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase faster than

outgrow1597

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [verb (transitive)] > types of growth

elongc1420

stump1596

outgrow1597

stock1607

dwarf1623

stunt1679

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. i. 104 You said that idle weedes are fast in growth: The Prince my brother hath outgrowen me farre.

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 21 But thou Didst thy swift years in piety outgrow.

1711 A. Hill Rinaldo iii. vi. 55 Yon Wood of Lances shall outgrow the Palms, Our haughty Foes reap'd in their hasty Conquests.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 408 They often let the weeds out-grow the corn.

1968 J. Bouillon in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. i. 93 Four septa..outgrow the others in the course of development.

1992 C. Seymour-Ure Brit. Press since 1945 (BNC) 111 By 1971, Reed had outgrown its parent company, which it proceeded to take over.

b. transitive (reflexive). To grow too big for one's strength, resources, etc.

ΚΠ

1828 J. K. Paulding New Mirror for Travellers 194 The spruce young gentleman..then departed for the happy village, which had grown so fast..that every body said it would soon outgrow itself.

1878 T. Hardy Return of Native I. i. iii. 54 His mother cried for scores of hours when 'a was a boy, for fear he should outgrow himself and go for a soldier.

2004 Observer (East Belfast) (Electronic ed.) 4 June But now after a huge burst of interest from local boys in the area..the club has outgrown itself and is in dire need of new, much bigger premises.

3. transitive. To grow out of, or beyond the limits or capacity of; to become too large for (clothes, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase beyond

overgrow1538

surcrease1603

outgrow1629

overtake1840

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [verb (transitive)] > grow out of or beyond

outgrow1629

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 115 His pamper'd body had outgrowne His seame-ript garments, all embroyder'd ouer With spreading Vines.

1658 W. Chamberlayne Loves Victory iv. 69 Sorrow outgrowes all my resolves.

1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 163 We out-grow our Pleasures, as we do our Cloaths.

1750 H. Purefoy Let. 30 Nov. in G. Eland Purefoy Lett. (1931) I. vi. 154 His master parted with him because he outgrew his wages.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 67 You have enough..to last you till you outgrow them.

1876 C. Merivale Rom. Triumvirates viii. 156 The population had far outgrown the accommodation it afforded.

1929 Oxf. Poetry 27 And we all lie alone, having long outgrown our cradles.

1988 Which? July 311/3 Children tend to grow in spurts, and you may suddenly find shoes are outgrown.

†4. intransitive. To grow out, spring forth. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > grow or vegetate [verb (intransitive)] > sprout forth or spring up

growc725

springOE

upspringc1000

sprouta1200

springa1225

risea1382

burgeon1382

burgea1387

to run upa1393

lance1393

bursta1400

launch1401

reke?1440

alighta1450

shoot1483

to come up?1523

start1587

to grow up1611

to come away1669

to break forth1675

upshoot1841

outgrow1861

sprinta1878

break1882

sprount1890

1861 W. Barnes in Macmillan's Mag. June 127 The plantling is cut off; and instead of it there may outgrow two others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outgrow
释义	outgrowv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈɡroʊ/ Inflections: Past tense outgrew; past participle outgrown; Forms: see out adv., int., and prep. and grow v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, grow v. Etymology: < out- prefix + grow v. 1. transitive. To leave behind (a habit, stage, impediment, etc.) in the process of growth or development. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > give up a habit or practice [verb (transitive)] > grow out of (a habit, state, etc.) outgrow1583 outwear1598 overwear1601 outlivea1625 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 152 Mine heire, whom thou saiest hath outgrowen his minoritie [etc.]. 1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iii. l. 532 And were I Queene of Naples I should punish Such flattery; but you are young and may Outgrow this vanity. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing viii. 72 Even our Gray heads out-grow not those Errors, which we have learn't before the Alphabet. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 263. ⁋6 By my Care you outgrew them [sc. convulsions]. 1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad vi. 78 Botany Bay may in time outgrow the odium attached to its name. 1865 J. B. Lightfoot Comm. Gal. (1874) 30 The weak and beggarly elements which they had outgrown. 1909 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea xvii. 193 You are never going to outgrow your fashion of setting your heart so on things and then crashing down into despair because you don't get them. 1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) viii. 196 Like numerous design victims of the 80s, I engaged designers whom I outgrew and with whose..taste I became uncomfortable. 2. a. transitive. To grow more or faster than; to grow taller or bigger than. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase faster than outgrow1597 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [verb (transitive)] > types of growth elongc1420 stump1596 outgrow1597 stock1607 dwarf1623 stunt1679 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. i. 104 You said that idle weedes are fast in growth: The Prince my brother hath outgrowen me farre. View more context for this quotation 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 21 But thou Didst thy swift years in piety outgrow. 1711 A. Hill Rinaldo iii. vi. 55 Yon Wood of Lances shall outgrow the Palms, Our haughty Foes reap'd in their hasty Conquests. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 408 They often let the weeds out-grow the corn. 1968 J. Bouillon in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. ii. i. 93 Four septa..outgrow the others in the course of development. 1992 C. Seymour-Ure Brit. Press since 1945 (BNC) 111 By 1971, Reed had outgrown its parent company, which it proceeded to take over. b. transitive (reflexive). To grow too big for one's strength, resources, etc. ΚΠ 1828 J. K. Paulding New Mirror for Travellers 194 The spruce young gentleman..then departed for the happy village, which had grown so fast..that every body said it would soon outgrow itself. 1878 T. Hardy Return of Native I. i. iii. 54 His mother cried for scores of hours when 'a was a boy, for fear he should outgrow himself and go for a soldier. 2004 Observer (East Belfast) (Electronic ed.) 4 June But now after a huge burst of interest from local boys in the area..the club has outgrown itself and is in dire need of new, much bigger premises. 3. transitive. To grow out of, or beyond the limits or capacity of; to become too large for (clothes, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] > increase beyond overgrow1538 surcrease1603 outgrow1629 overtake1840 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [verb (transitive)] > grow out of or beyond outgrow1629 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 115 His pamper'd body had outgrowne His seame-ript garments, all embroyder'd ouer With spreading Vines. 1658 W. Chamberlayne Loves Victory iv. 69 Sorrow outgrowes all my resolves. 1693 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. III. 163 We out-grow our Pleasures, as we do our Cloaths. 1750 H. Purefoy Let. 30 Nov. in G. Eland Purefoy Lett. (1931) I. vi. 154 His master parted with him because he outgrew his wages. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. vi. 67 You have enough..to last you till you outgrow them. 1876 C. Merivale Rom. Triumvirates viii. 156 The population had far outgrown the accommodation it afforded. 1929 Oxf. Poetry 27 And we all lie alone, having long outgrown our cradles. 1988 Which? July 311/3 Children tend to grow in spurts, and you may suddenly find shoes are outgrown. †4. intransitive. To grow out, spring forth. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > grow or vegetate [verb (intransitive)] > sprout forth or spring up growc725 springOE upspringc1000 sprouta1200 springa1225 risea1382 burgeon1382 burgea1387 to run upa1393 lance1393 bursta1400 launch1401 reke?1440 alighta1450 shoot1483 to come up?1523 start1587 to grow up1611 to come away1669 to break forth1675 upshoot1841 outgrow1861 sprinta1878 break1882 sprount1890 1861 W. Barnes in Macmillan's Mag. June 127 The plantling is cut off; and instead of it there may outgrow two others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1583
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