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

Invasive plants grew back quickly, outcompeting the native saguaros and palo verde, the state tree with flowers like tiny yellow bells. —Anna Watts, New York Times, 3 May 2025

The scientists found that this combination helped fight disease both by triggering the immune system to attack salmonella and enabling the good bacteria to outcompete it. —Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The goats flourished in the tortoise’s absence, decimating native flora and outcompeting the remaining reptiles. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

Everything is happening so quickly – new models and designs are outcompeting one another constantly. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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