verb
Meaning 1
To shine brighter than something else
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To shine brighter than something else
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: extinguish
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verb
To shine forth, to give out light.
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Usage: literary
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verb
attract more attention and praise than others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
Narrower terms: upstage
verb
shine brighter than
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shine, beam
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English shine English outshine From out- + shine.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.