Hypertext Webster Gateway: "outdo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Outdo \Out*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Outdid}; p. p. {Outdone}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Outdoing}.]
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange.
I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
outdo
v 1: 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" [syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo},
{exceed}, {surmount}]
2: get the better of [syn: {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}]
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