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.
OUTSHONE
OUTSHINE
outshine
(verb) attract more attention and praise than others; “This film outshone all the others in quality”
outshine
(verb) shine brighter than; “What star outshines the sun?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
outshone
simple past tense and past participle of outshine
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Source: Wiktionary
OUTSHINE
Out*shine", v. i.
Definition: To shine forth. "Bright, outshining beams." Shak.
Out*shine", v. t.
Definition: To excel in splendor. A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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