Word: outcompete
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: out
com
pete
Definition: To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word, which need not be a verb itself.
Affix: compete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: with
Affix: petō
Language: la
Decoded: peto
Meaning: I seek, I aim for, I strive for