Can Outdistance Be a Verb?

verb (used with object), out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing. to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.

What is the definition of outdistance?

transitive verb. : to go far ahead of (as in a race) : outstrip.

Can underlying be used as a verb?

Underlying is also the continuous tense (ing– form) of the verb underlie, meaning to literally lie beneath or to be the basis or foundation of, as in This is the main problem that underlies all the other issues.