outlive

Definition

To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

Etymology

From Middle English outliven, equivalent to out- + live.

Example Sentences

• "And he that calls on thee, let him bring forth / Eternal numbers to outlive long date."
• "If anything / it makes it worse, your early death, that / having now at last outlived you, I too / have broken ranks."
• "This must have been the way mamma had first looked at Sir Claude; it brought back the lustre of the time they had outlived."