To outlive something is to live longer than it. Sometimes people use the word to refer to someone who is going to survive a particular event or situation.
He is going to outlive the disease because he is younger and has a healthier lifestyle.
She is going to outlive the scandal because she is a good person who will not let it define her.
verb
live longer than
Synonyms:
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In the long view, the word will outlive the Senator.
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It did not outlive the end of the 4th century.
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The son outlived the father by 64 years.
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The throne of Oahu would not outlive that of his grandchildren's.
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The inquiry would eventually outlive the Bjelke Petersen government.
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In any case, some myths have the grasshopper outliving the ant.
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In the more affluent parts of the world, the women outlive the men on average.
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Outliving most of her contemporaries, DeCamp died of pneumonia in 2001.
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I hereby predict that the ensuing drahmaz outlive the block duration.
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The confusion between the West and East Indies did not outlive Columbus.