1. past tense of outfloat; to float better, longer, or higher than something or someone else
Usage: transitive verb; relatively uncommon; found in literary or technical contexts

Examples

• The cork outfloated the heavier piece of wood in the water.
• Her boat outfloated all the others in the competition.
• The buoyant material outfloated the debris after the storm.
• He outfloated his competitors by using a superior design.
• The raft outfloated the logs that were thrown overboard.