live vs outlive

live

verb
  • To survive; to persevere; to continue. 

  • To cope. 

  • To endure in memory; to escape oblivion. 

  • To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually. 

  • To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc). 

  • To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. 

  • To pass life in a specified manner. 

  • To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist. 

  • To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life. 

  • (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored. 

  • To be alive; to have life. 

  • To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life. 

adv
  • Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct. 

  • Of making a performance or speech, in person. 

adj
  • Recorded from a performance in front of an audience. 

  • Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle. 

  • Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating. 

  • Having life; that is alive. 

  • Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched. 

  • Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens. 

  • Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc. 

  • Still in active play. 

  • Being in a state of ignition; burning. 

  • Imparting power; having motion. 

  • Being in existence; actual. 

  • Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation. 

  • Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”. 

  • Of a card: not yet dealt or played. 

  • In person. 

  • Having active properties; being energized. 

  • Taken from a living animal. 

  • Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm. 

  • Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program. 

outlive

verb
  • To live longer; continue to live. 

  • To live through or past (a given time). 

  • To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive. 

  • To surpass in duration; outlast. 

How often have the words live and outlive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )