outdo

[out-doo]

verb (used with object)

outdid, outdone, outdoing. 

1. to surpass in execution or performance.

   The cook outdid himself last night.

outdo

/ ˌaʊtˈduː /

verb

1. (tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdo¹

First recorded in 1600–20; out-, do ¹

Synonym Study

See excel.

Example Sentences

The country's 2018 staging of the pageant is regarded as among the best in recent years, so expectations were high for Thailand to outdo itself and put on a show.

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But it is new territory for England to arrive with a group capable of matching - or even outdoing - the hosts for velocity.

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Everyone agreed that Cook had outdone herself with the marzipan flowers, which were both lifelike and delicious.

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"They bring the best out in each other, they know they have to push each other and improve constantly to outdo one another."

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Not to be outdone, Musk has been painting his own updated vision for the heavens.

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Related Words

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• excel 
• outclass 
• outdistance 
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• outmaneuver 
• outshine 
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• outstrip 
• surpass 
• transcend