outdo

[ out-doo ]

/ ˌaʊtˈdu /

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verb (used with object), out·did, out·done, out·do·ing.

to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.

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Origin of outdo

First recorded in 1600–20; out-, do¹

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See excel.

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Example sentences from the Web for outdo

Not to be outdone, the Los Angeles Rams were handed a loss by the hapless New York Jets on Sunday.
The Steelers, Saints and Rams aren’t finishing strong. For the playoffs, it might not matter.|Neil Greenberg|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
In 2020, we all gained a new appreciation for the power of storytelling, amid a news cycle that seemed determined to outdo itself every week.
The Best Outside Long Reads of 2020|The Editors|December 11, 2020|Outside Online
Not to be outdone, Republicans tossed tens of millions of dollars at even less-winnable House races.
What we learned from the final 2020 fundraising reports|Aaron Blake|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
When they subsequently managed to fingerprint her, she seemed to have outdone Dillinger.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Not to be outdone, North Korea bans all religious practice of any kind.
State Department Highlights Actual Oppression Against Christians|Jay Michaelson|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Conflict|Kyle Mizokami|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the State Department were not to be outdone by their domestic critics.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He now seems to have outdone himself with the attack on the Army School.
Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala|Michael Daly|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Grey found it difficult to follow close, but he was determined that he would not be outdone.
The Long Patrol|H. A. Cody
St. Louis means to outdo Chicago, and this time Chicago will surely be outdone.
In to the Yukon|William Seymour Edwards
I asked, not to be outdone in the matter of formal politeness.
Hearts and Masks|Harold MacGrath
It was a deed the boldness of which has never been outdone by any of a like nature—not even the famous attack upon Panama itself.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates|Howard Pyle
"The blinkin' tent," cried another, not to be outdone in speculative intelligence.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for outdo

outdo

/ (ˌaʊtˈduː) /

verb -does, -doing, -did or -done

(tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution

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verb -does, -doing, -did or -done