Outdo \Out*do"\ (out*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. Outdid
(out*d[i^]d"); p. p. Outdone (out*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Outdoing.]
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
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An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange.
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I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.
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To outdo oneself to surpass one's own previous best
performance.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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"; "This car outperforms all others in its
class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo,
exceed, surmount, outperform]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
[syn: outflank, trump, best, scoop]
[also: outdone, outdid]
WordNet (r) 2.0
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "outdo":
beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, cap, defeat, destroy,
do in, drub, exceed, excel, fix, hide, hors de combat, lambaste,
lather, lick, outclass, outfight, outgeneral, outgo, outjump,
outleap, outmaneuver, outmarch, outpace, outperform, outplay,
outpoint, outrange, outreach, outride, outrival, outrun, outsail,
outshine, outstep, outstrip, outvie, outweigh, outwit, overcome,
overjump, overleap, overmatch, overplay, override, put, ruin,
settle, skin, skin alive, surpass, thrash, top, transcend, trim,
triumph over, trounce, trump, undo, whip, worst
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
OUTDO, v.t. To make an enemy.
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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