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out•reach

Pronunciation: (
—v.out"rēch';
—n., adj.out'rēch"), [key]
—v.t.
1. to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
2. Archaic.to reach out; extend.

—v.i.
to reach out.

—n.
1. an act or instance of reaching out.
2. length or extent of reach.
3. the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.

—adj.
concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc.: an educational outreach program.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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