outlive
UK: /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ | US: /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/
vt. to live longer than another person or thing
vt. to endure or survive beyond a specified event or time
The word "outlive" combines the prefix "out-" (Old English "ūt," meaning "beyond" or "outside") with the verb "live" (Old English "libban," meaning "to exist" or "to have life"). The prefix "out-" here implies surpassing or exceeding in duration. Historically, the term emerged in Middle English (14th century) to describe surviving longer than someone or something else, reflecting a logical extension of the spatial concept of "out" to temporal endurance.
She outlived her husband by twenty years.
Ancient traditions often outlive the civilizations that created them.
The old oak tree outlived every other plant in the garden.
His legacy outlived the critics who dismissed his work.
Some species outlive environmental changes due to their adaptability.