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outlive
outlive /aʊtˈlɪv/ verb [transitive]
 Word Family: verb: live, outlive, relive, liven, up; adjective: live, lively, living, liveable; noun: liveliness, living, livelihood; adverb: live
1. to remain alive after someone else has died:
    She outlived her husband by 20 years.
2. to continue to exist after something else has ended or disappeared ⇨ outlast:
    Good books have a way of outliving those who want to ban them.
3. outlive its/your usefulness to become no longer useful:
    The docks have outlived their usefulness.