outcompete

verb

out·​com·​pete ˌau̇t-kəm-ˈpēt 

outcompeted; outcompeting

transitive verb

: to defeat, outdo, or displace by competing more effectively or aggressively

rival teams trying to outcompete one another

… one popular theory holds that dinosaurs outcompeted rival groups in their rise to world domination.

—Kate Wong

Examples of outcompete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This could be due to its ability to outcompete other plants or the attraction of bees near areas where children and pets play. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026

These highly aggressive fish pose a threat to native species and can disrupt food chains by eating and outcompeting native fish, according to the United States Geological Survey. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

In some areas where blue cats have been introduced, the bigger blues are outcompeting the native channel cats in the main waterways. —Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Pebble wasn’t outcompeted feature-by-feature. —Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outcompete

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete