verb
Meaning 1
To surpass in evil and cruelty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
out-Herod
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/aʊtˈhɛɹəd/
verb
Meaning 2
surpass someone in cruelty or evil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
History
Etymology
From out- + Herod.