OUTDO

surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

(verb) be or do something to a greater degree; “her performance surpasses that of any other student I know”; “She outdoes all other athletes”; “This exceeds all my expectations”; “This car outperforms all others in its class”

outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop

(verb) get the better of; “the goal was to best the competition”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outdo (third-person singular simple present outdoes, present participle outdoing, simple past outdid, past participle outdone)

(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

Synonyms

• (to surpass): to outperform, to outrival

Anagrams

• do out

Source: Wiktionary


Out*do", v. t. [imp. Outdid; p. p. Outdone; p. pr. & vb. n. Outdoing.]

Definition: To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. An imposture outdoes the original. L' Estrange. I grieve to be outdone by Gay. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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