v.
Pronunciation: ˌ au ̇ t- ' gr ō
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -grew \ - ' grü \ ; -grown \ - ' gr ō n \ ; -grow · ing
Date: 1594
1 : to grow or increase faster than <mankind is outgrow ing food supplies ― R. C. Murphy>
2 : to grow too large or too mature for < outgrew his best suit> <the need to outgrow the habit of war ― Norman Cousins>