Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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