Outgrew vs Survived - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between outgrew and survived

is that outgrew is (outgrow) while survived is (survive).

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(outgrow)

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.

* outgrowth

* * English irregular verbs

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(survive)

(surviv)

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

To live longer than; to outlive.

His children survived''' him; he was '''survived by his children.

* Shakespeare

I'll assure her of / Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, / In all my lands and leases whatsoever.

* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , X:

‘I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin.’

To live past a life-threatening event.

He did not survive the accident.

(sports) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

* (l) * (live longer than) outlive

* (live longer than) predecease

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