outshine

[out-shahyn]

verb (used with object)

outshone, outshined, outshining. 

1. to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.

2. to surpass in splendor, ability, achievement, excellence, etc..

   a product that outshone all competitors; to outshine one's classmates.

verb (used without object)

outshone, outshined, outshining. 

1. to shine out or forth.

   a small light outshining in the darkness.

outshine

/ ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /

verb

1. (tr) to shine more brightly than

2. (tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc

3. rare,  (intr) to emit light

Word History and Origins

Origin of outshine¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + shine ¹

Example Sentences

But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.

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Unlike the Milky Way, J0107a is enormous, and actually outshines all other early-Universe monster galaxies: it produces stars at a rate 300 times that of our Milky Way!

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Goals grab the headlines, so given Ethan's position is a midfielder he is unlikely to outshine his brother in that department.

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Critics argued the golf series was a deliberate attempt at “sportswashing” by “banking on the glamour of athletics to outshine concerns about a history of human rights abuses,” The Times reported at the time.

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Just the bacteria that live in our mouths outshine E. coli for acid tolerance he notes.

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Related Words

• outperform 
• outplay 
• transcend