I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb
Etymology: out- + reach
transitive verb
1.
a. : to surpass in reach
you have to outreach an outfielder to catch a mountain beaver by hand — Irving Petite
b. : to go beyond : exceed
the demand for electrical power continues to outreach the supply — New Republic
2. : to get the better of by trickery : overreach
outreached his unsuspecting enemies
outreached himself and became tangled in his own plot
intransitive verb
1. : to go too far
my foolish and outreaching slyness — Owen Wister
2.
[ out (I) + reach ]
: to reach out
alert to the outreaching trends of his profession — H.A.Overstreet
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: out (III) + reach (after reach out, v.)
1. : the act or process of reaching out
the outreach of the human spirit toward beauty of form — C.S.Kilby
2. : an extent or length of reach
away from the outreach of the Ohio floods — Clifton Johnson
his evangelical outreach was already shortened — W.W.Comfort
III. noun
: the extending of services or activities beyond current or conventional limits ; also : the extent of such services or activities