outdo
[out-doo]
- to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.
Show More
Origin of outdo
Synonyms
See more synonyms for outdo on Thesaurus.comSee excel.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for outdone
Contemporary Examples
When they subsequently managed to fingerprint her, she seemed to have outdone Dillinger.
Not to be outdone, North Korea bans all religious practice of any kind.
Not to be outdone, South Korea has a small drone of its own, one with perhaps the best drone name ever: Devil Killer.
Smoke Rings, Mystery Backpacks and Gun-Toting Robots: The Weird Wartech of the Korean ConflictKyle Mizokami
April 3, 2014
President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the State Department were not to be outdone by their domestic critics.
He now seems to have outdone himself with the attack on the Army School.
Historical Examples
"Ah, reason and calculation are often outdone by accident," returned the scout.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
Not to be outdone, the stayers in Cairo had had the "time of their lives."
It Happened in EgyptC. N. Williamson
This was too much for the warriors, who had been outdone by a girl.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told AnewJosephine Preston Peabody
The little citizen, not to be outdone, declared her to be a celestial witness.
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
Eleanore always dressed so well, but to-night she had outdone herself.
The HarborErnest Poole
outdo
- (tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012