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English Dictionary: outdo by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"
    Synonym(s): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
  2. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
    Synonym(s): outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outdo \Out*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Outdid}; p. p. {Outdone}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Outdoing}.]
      To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
  
               An imposture outdoes the original.         --L' Estrange.
  
               I grieve to be outdone by Gay.               --Swift.
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