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Outpace Definition & Meaning

outpace
verb
  1. surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"

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What does outpace mean?
surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
What part of speech is outpace?
Outpace is a verb.

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