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

The United States has outcompeted the EU in recent decades, in part because legacy American companies have responded better to digitization, globalization, and other twenty-first-century changes and disruptions. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Healthy lawns prevent weeds by outcompeting them for nutrients and space. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

Stiltgrass spreads quickly, outcompetes native plants, and disrupts ecosystems by reducing biodiversity. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

Invasive carp threaten the Great Lakes' $7 billion annual fishery by outcompeting native fish and destroying habitats. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 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