outreach

outreach
v. /owt'reech"/; n., adj. /owt"reech'/, v.t.
1. to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
2. Archaic. to reach out; extend.
v.i.
3. to reach out.
n.
4. an act or instance of reaching out.
5. length or extent of reach.
6. the act of extending services, benefits, etc., to a wider section of the population, as in community work.
adj.
7. concerned with extending community services, benefits, etc.: an educational outreach program.
[1560-70; OUT- + REACH]

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