Definition of out-herod Out-herod

out•Her•od

We found 4 definitions of out-herod from 4 different sources.

What does out-herod mean?

Verb
out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil
		outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

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out-herod (Verb)
To surpass in evil and cruelty originally and chiefly with Herod as direct object.

out-herod (v. t.)
To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular.

out-herod
owt-her′od, v.t. to surpass (Herod) in cruelty: to exceed, esp. in anything bad

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