get the better of vs survive

get the better of and survive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get the better of	No	No	Yes	No
survive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, survive is a hyponym of get the better of; that is, survive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the better of:

get the better of: win a victory over
survive: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)

Other hyponyms of get the better of include demolish, destroy, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, upset, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through.

get the better of (verb)	survive (verb)
win a victory over	support oneself
	continue to live and avoid dying
	continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
	live longer than

get the better of vs survive

get the better of and survive both are verbs.

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