outshine

[ out-shahyn ]

/ ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /

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verb (used with object), out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.

to surpass in splendor, ability, achievement, excellence, etc.: a product that outshone all competitors; to outshine one's classmates.

verb (used without object), out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

to shine out or forth: a small light outshining in the darkness.

Words nearby outshine

outsell, outsert, outset, outsettlement, outsettler, outshine, outshoot, outshout, outside, outside broadcast, outside caliper

Origin of outshine

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + shine¹

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Examples from the Web for outshone

The most notable fact of the whole encounter, however, is this: Donald Trump would have outshone any of them without even trying.
Fox News' GOP Debate Debacle|Matt Latimer|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Theirs was “the wedding of the century,” outshone only by Charles and Diana 30 years later.
Last Role for Princess Grace|Sandra McElwaine|December 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
You will find Nichols all that you pronounce him, and I agree with you in thinking he has outshone even Hampton.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 2|Samuel J. Tilden
His thoughts were so vivid that they outshone the counsels of the more conservative.
The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources|Daniel J. MacDonald

It outshone the planet Jupiter, and was therefore far brighter than the first magnitude.
Curiosities of the Sky|Garrett Serviss
I freely confess that in very many instances the morality of the moralist has outshone the righteousness of the Christian.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
The eye that outshone the diamond's brilliancy, and glanced its lovely lightning into the most guarded heart—alas!
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton

British Dictionary definitions for outshone

outshine

/ (ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn) /

verb -shines, -shining or -shone

(tr) to shine more brightly than

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

(intr) rare to emit light

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outshine

verb (used with object), out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

verb (used without object), out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

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Words nearby outshine

Origin of outshine

Examples from the Web for outshone

British Dictionary definitions for outshone

verb -shines, -shining or -shone