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out·grow Listen to audio/ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/ verb
out·grows; out·grew Listen to audio/-ˈgru:/ out·grown Listen to audio/-ˈgroʊn/ out·grow·ing
[+ obj] 1 : to grow too large for (someone or something)
Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly. The plant has outgrown my garden. Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
2 : to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature
Her bad behavior is just a phase. I'm sure she'll outgrow it. [=grow out of it]
3 : to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older
She's outgrown most of her toys. I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
4 : to grow faster than (something)
populations outgrowing their food supplies
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