Outgrow vs Overestimate - What's the difference?
outgrow | overestimate |
To become too big or mature for some purpose.
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.
to judge too highly
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
- ''Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown .
- ''The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow the other.
Derived terms
* outgrowthReferences
* * English irregular verbsoverestimate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes.