5 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. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange. [1913 Webster] I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift. [1913 Webster] {To outdo oneself} to surpass one's own previous best performance. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: outdone \outdone\ adj. defeated. Syn: bested. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 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]: outdone See {outdo} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 44 Moby Thesaurus words for "outdone": all up with, beat, beaten, bested, confounded, defeated, discomfited, done for, done in, down, fallen, fixed, floored, hors de combat, lambasted, lathered, licked, on the skids, overborne, overcome, overmastered, overmatched, overpowered, overridden, overthrown, overturned, overwhelmed, panicked, put to rout, routed, ruined, scattered, settled, silenced, skinned, skinned alive, stampeded, trimmed, trounced, undone, upset, whelmed, whipped, worsted
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