outdo
[verb]
Synonyms: surpass, beat, best, eclipse, exceed, get the better of, outclass, outmanoeuvre, overcome, top, transcend

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Related Idioms: out-Herod Herod, steal (or get) a march on

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out‧do /aʊtˈduː/ verb (past tense outdid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle outdone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular outdoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: do, outdo, overdo, redo, undo; noun: deed ≠ misdeed, do, doing; adjective: done, overdone, undone]

1. to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something:
When it comes to speed of response, a small firm can outdo a big company.
outdo somebody in something
skaters trying to outdo each other in grace and speed

2. not to be outdone in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you:
Not to be outdone, other computer manufacturers are also donating machines to schools.

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