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Outgrow vs Overestimate - What's the difference?

outgrow | overestimate |

As verbs the difference between outgrow and overestimate

is that outgrow is to become too big or mature for some purpose while overestimate is to judge too highly.

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

    overestimate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to judge too highly
  • Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes.

    Antonyms

    * (to judge too highly) underestimate