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Outgrow vs Outglow - What's the difference?

outgrow | outglow |

In transitive terms the difference between outgrow and outglow

is that outgrow is to grow faster or taller than something or someone else while outglow is to glow brighter than.

outgrow

English

Verb

  • To become too big or mature for some purpose.
  • ''Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown .
  • To leave some object, habit, belief ... behind, no longer need or use it, as one grows.
  • To grow faster or taller than something or someone else.
  • ''The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow the other.

    Derived terms

    * outgrowth

    References

    * * English irregular verbs

    outglow

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To glow brighter than