Outdo
11outdo — verb past tense outdid, past participle outdone, 3rd person singular present tense outdoes (T) 1 to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something: The economies of South East Asia are already outdoing Western competitors. |… …
12outdo — verb every year, Hank and Oscar try to outdo each other in the triathlon Syn: surpass, outshine, overshadow, eclipse, outclass, outmaneuver, get the better of, put in the shade, upstage; exceed, transcend, top, cap, beat, better, leave behind,… …
13outdo yourself — phrase to make a great effort with the result that you do something much better than you usually do it He’s a great cook anyway and he really outdid himself, preparing us a five course Asian meal. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than… …
14outdo yourself — perform better than before, do your personal best Don t try to outdo yourself every time you run. Just jog sometimes …
15outdo — transitive verb (outdid; outdone; outdoing; outdoes) Date: 1607 1. to go beyond in action or performance 2. defeat, overcome Synonyms: see exceed …
16outdo — /owt dooh /, v.t., outdid, outdone, outdoing. to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night. [1300 50; ME; see OUT , DO1] Syn. See excel. * * * …
17outdo — verb /ˈɑʊtdu/ To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. Syn: outperform, outrival …
18outdo — Synonyms and related words: beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, cap, defeat, destroy, do in, drub, exceed, excel, fix, hide, hors de combat, lambaste, lather, lick, outclass, outfight, outgeneral, outgo, outjump, outleap, outmaneuver,… …
19outdo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excel, exceed, surpass, outstrip, beat. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surpass, excel, overdo, beat; see defeat 1 , exceed . See Synonym Study at excel . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …
20outdo — out do || ‚aÊŠt duË v. surpass, excel …
