outclass

[ out-klas, -klahs ]

/ ˌaʊtˈklæs, -ˈklɑs /

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verb (used with object)

to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.

Words related to outclass

beat, outperform, excel, eclipse, outrun, outshine, outmatch, outdo, dominate, outdistance, outpace, outplay, exceed, top, cap, better, outstrip, pass, surmount, tower

Words nearby outclass

outbreeding, outbuilding, outburst, outcast, outcaste, outclass, outclimb, outcome, outcrop, outcross, outcry

Origin of outclass

First recorded in 1865–70; out- + class

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Examples from the Web for outclass

We farmers sometimes discover a plan accidentally that will outclass anything we can get in an agricultural college.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting|Various
Is that any reason why they should outclass you in courage and in determination?
Those Times And These|Irvin S. Cobb
And these are too subtle for the vernacular guests, and outclass the counterchits altogether.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
You can outclass me in the ring, but it wouldn't help you much to beat me up, would it?
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

It cannot corrode and will outlast and outclass any similar pencil on the market.
The Bradys After a Chinese Princess|Francis Worcester Doughty

British Dictionary definitions for outclass

outclass

/ (ˌaʊtˈklɑːs) /

verb (tr)

to surpass in class, quality, etc

to defeat easily

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