0 past simple and past participle of outlast
1 to live or exist, or to stay energetic and determined, longer than another person or thing:
It has outlived its historical time and outlasted its political purpose.
This new form, the charter with a general address, outlasted the writ-charter by centuries, though in the thirteenth century its use became increasingly limited.
The whole enterprise outlasted three of its editors.
Although the oil shocks of the 1970s certainly contributed to these problems, the forces of change outlasted the temporary energy shortages.
The improvement outlasted the initial exhaustion.
We can, however, take some encouragement from the fact that the firms have outlasted the régime, and long may they continue to do so.
The team was quite clear that the benefits of the project long outlasted the temporary licence, particularly in terms of self-esteem and skills learned.
It had outlasted its usefulness, although in the first 25 years or so after 1944 it had served a very good purpose.
