In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUTMATCH
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outmatch (third-person singular simple present outmatches, present participle outmatching, simple past and past participle outmatched)
(transitive) to surpass or be better than something or someone else
Source: Wiktionary
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