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[ verb ] be or do something to a greater degree

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

It is greatly to Berman 's credit that he made no attempt to outdo Ray_Bolger .

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

This is n't surprising when we consider that over 29 percent of the 11 - year old boys in America cannot chin themselves once , and that English school_girls outdo them in almost every test ( even dashes and endurance ) .

2
[ verb ] get the better of

Examples

"the goal was to best the competition"

Related terms

beat outmaneuver

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