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verb
To surpass or be better than something or someone else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
be or do something to a greater degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: surpass, outstrip, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Narrower terms: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent, outgrow, outshout, outcry, outroar, outsail, outdraw, outsell, outpace, better, break, outshine, outrange, outweigh, outbrave, out-herod, shame, outmarch, outwear
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English match English outmatch From out- + match.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
