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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OUTDO, v.t. pret. outdid; pp. outdone. [See Do.]
To excel; to surpass; to perform beyond another.
An imposture outdoes the original.
I grieve to be outdone by Gay.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be or do something to a greater degree; "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" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (outdid; outdone; outdoing; outdoes) Date: 1607 1. to go beyond in action or performance 2. defeat, overcome Synonyms: see exceed

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (3rd sing. present -does; past -did; past part. -done) exceed or excel in doing or performance; surpass.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Outdo Out*do", v. t. [imp. Outdid; p. p. Outdone; p. pr. & vb. n. Outdoing.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange. I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(outdoes, outdoing, outdid, outdone) 1. If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be. VERB: V n 2. You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action. She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be outdone, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat. PHRASE: PHR with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to.

Moby Thesaurus

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