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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin..
He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.
Use outdistance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outdistance means (transitive) To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin..
Common synonyms include outgallop, outrun, outstrip, distance.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.
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