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

In recent months, Palantir, Anduril, Elon Musk's SpaceX and other newer contractors have discussed a consortium to jointly bid for U.S. defense deals and outcompete the Beltway's legacy players, according to a source familiar with the matter. —Marisa Taylor and Jeffrey Dastin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025

But gradually, dinosaurs outcompeted the other species. —Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024

The two species likely competed for similar prey, and the more adaptable great white may have outcompeted its giant relative. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Healthy microbes also outcompete pathogens for nutrients, adds Dr. Erin Chen, assistant professor of biology at MIT and a dermatologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. —Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outcompete

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