outdo

Words with a similar base: outdo

'outdo'

[surpass.v.02] as in: be or do something to a greater degree

Examples:
her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
She outdoes all other athletes
This exceeds all my expectations
This car outperforms all others in its class

'outdo'

[outdo.v.02] as in: get the better of

Examples:
the goal was to best the competition

Origins

					outdo (English)
├── do (English)
│   ├── do (Italian)
│   └── don (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── don (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── out- (English)
    └── ut- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── ut- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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