outdo

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},
         {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
    2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
       [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {best}, {scoop}]
    

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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OUTDO, v.t.  To make an enemy.
    

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