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outdo

[ out-doo ]

verb (used with object)

outdid, outdone, outdoing.
  1. to surpass in execution or performance:

    The cook outdid himself last night.



outdo

/ ˌʊˈː /

verb

  1. tr to surpass or exceed in performance or execution
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of outdo1

First recorded in 1600–20; out-, do 1
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Synonym Study

See excel.
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To compete for audiences, influencers keep trying to outdo each other with escalating demands of female submission that aren't just immoral, but unworkable in anything resembling a real human relationship.

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But not to be outdone, Cadbury has since raised the stakes with its oval ambition.

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In the Dvorak, Nézet-Séquin appeared to want to outdo everyone else, making this “New World” a louder, softer, slower, faster place.

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Her confidence is only outdone by her humor.

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Not to be outdone, Trump then posted an image of himself on his Truth Social site depicted as a king wearing a crown and robes.

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