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Outpace vs Outnumber - What's the difference?

outpace | outnumber |

As verbs the difference between outpace and outnumber

is that outpace is to go faster than someone else; to exceed the pace of while outnumber is to be more in number than somebody or something.

outpace

English

Verb

  • To go faster than someone else; to exceed the pace of.
    • The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.
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    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.}}

    outnumber

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to be more in number than somebody or something.
    • Women outnumbered men by two to one.