outperform

[ out-per-fawrm ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.

Origin of outperform

1
First recorded in 1955–60; out- + perform

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British Dictionary definitions for outperform

outperform

/ (ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm) /


verb(tr)
  1. to perform better than (someone or something)

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