What does outsurvive mean?
Outsurvive means (transitive) To survive longer than; to outlive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To survive longer than; to outlive..
It is not the case that A outsurvived B because A had greater fitness. If A outsurvived B, it was because A possessed some set of properties, P, that B lacked.
In war, merely to outsurvive the enemy can be an advantage. He who survives can communicate his outsurvival to headquarters, meaning that the masters he serves will know of the outcome of his struggle even if he dies shortly thereafter.
Use outsurvive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outsurvive means (transitive) To survive longer than; to outlive..
Common synonyms include survive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It is not the case that A outsurvived B because A had greater fitness. If A outsurvived B, it was because A possessed some set of properties, P, that B lacked.
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