Outtravelled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. to travel longer distances than another has done or to surpass someone in the extent of one's journey or to exceed in traveling farther than others
2. to journey beyond what others have achieved in distance or to outpace someone during travel or to move farther than someone else within a journey
3. To go on a journey covering a greater distance than another person

Etymology: "Outtravelled" is the past tense and past participle of "outtravel," a verb formed simply by attaching the prefix "out-" to "travel." The prefix carries its familiar sense of surpassing or exceeding, so to outtravel someone is to go farther or faster than they do on a journey, or to cover more ground than others have managed. The pattern is a productive one in English: "out-" combined with a verb produces a new verb meaning to do that action better, further, or more than someone else, as in "outrun," "outsail," or "outlive." Because "travel" itself is a long-established word, "outtravel" is a transparent coinage built from parts English speakers already understood, rather than a term with a separate history of its own.