outgrowth

noun

out·​growth ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth How to pronounce outgrowth (audio)
1
: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty

Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence

trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
Recent Examples on the Web The tradition of Jazz Vespers – religious services using jazz – developed along the East Coast and the South, and an outgrowth of sorts can be found in Danville. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 The agency is also near completion of a report on Boeing’s safety culture that was launched early last year, an outgrowth of the two deadly crashes that led to a global grounding of the 737 Max in 2019. Ryan Beene, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024 Day replaced James Austin Johnson, who also currently plays Trump—an outgrowth of his wonderfully surreal rants as the ex-president, shot before he was even cast on SNL. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2023 These renovations are an outgrowth of a deal arrived at last year between Glendale City Council and ASM Global, in which ASM will lease the venue from the city with an option to buy. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024 Its cat program, an outgrowth of No Kill, is also struggling. Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 The civil suit is an outgrowth of the tense, Oct. 10 Port of San Diego board meeting where Commissioner Naranjo was unanimously censured by her peers for misconduct. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024 Baltic representatives to the Soviet government sought and secured the opening of the archives, revealing that the union itself was an outgrowth of an agreement with Nazi Germany to enlarge the Soviet state, putting the lie to the USSR’s primary-origin myth. Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 But the push for tiny homes as an answer to the housing crisis is a perverse outgrowth of the inequality baked into the American economy. Alena Botros, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of outgrowth was in 1837

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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

outgrowth

noun
out·​growth ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth How to pronounce outgrowth (audio)
1
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
2

Medical Definition

outgrowth

noun
out·​growth ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth How to pronounce outgrowth (audio)
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowthLinda C. Mayes
2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair
a bony outgrowth

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