Outdid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  outdid
       See {outdo}