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outgrow

out·grow [ owt grṓ ] (past out·grew [ owt gr ], past participle out·grown [ owt grṓn ], present participle out·grow·ing, 3rd person present singular out·grows)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. get too large for something: to grow too large for something

2. move beyond previous interests: to change so that old ideas, interests, or ways of behaving are lost in favor of new ones

3. outstrip others: to grow larger or faster than other things or people

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