outdo

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]

English

Pronunciation

• /'ɑʊtdu/

Verb

1. To do, perform better than other person(s), place(s) or thing.
2. To be more shocking, annoying, etc.
3. To sell better than something else.

Translations

• Dutch: overtreffen
• Finnish: päihittää
• French: surpasser
• German: übertreffen
• Indonesian: melampaui
• Japanese: 凌ぐ (しのぐ, shinogu), 打ち勝つ (うちかつ, ucikatsu)
• Russian: превзойти
• Spanish: exceder
• Italian: fare meglio

References

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