Outdo

4 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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  OUTDO, v.t.  To make an enemy.