Definition of outdo Outdo
/awËtduË/ - [awtdu] - outâ¢do
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| outdo - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" | ||
| outflank, trump, best, scoop | ||
| vanquish, beat out, trounce, crush, shell, beat beat out a rhythm | ||
| outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" | ||
| outdo - 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" | ||
| surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, surmount, outperform | ||
| vanquish, beat out, trounce, crush, shell, beat beat out a rhythm | ||
| outwit, outfox, outsmart, overreach, circumvent, beat beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" | ||
| outgrow grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits" | ||
| outshout, outcry shout louder than | ||
| outroar roar louder than | ||
| outsail sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" | ||
| outdraw draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight | ||
| outsell sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" | ||
| outsell sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" | ||
| outpace surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" | ||
| better, break get better; "The weather improved toward evening" | ||
| outshine attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" | ||
| outrange have a greater range than (another gun) | ||
| outweigh be heavier than | ||
| outbrave be braver than | ||
| out-herod surpass someone in cruelty or evil | ||
| outfox outdo someone in trickery | ||
| shame surpass or beat by a wide margin | ||
| outmarch march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" | ||
| outwear last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ð
- outdo (v. t.)
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ð
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outdo
owt-dÅÅâ², v.t. to surpass: excel
Part of speech
ð€- outdo, verb, present, 1st person singular of outdo (infinitive).
- outdo, verb (infinitive).
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