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outgrow

verb [T] (SIZE)
 
 
/ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/ US  /-ˈɡroʊ/ (outgrew, outgrown)

Definition

to grow bigger than or too big for something: My seven-year-old had new shoes in April and he's already outgrown them (= his feet have grown too large for them). The company outgrew (= became too large for) its office space.Becoming biggerEnlarging and inflating
(Definition of outgrow verb (SIZE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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