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- Dictionaryoutdo/ˌaʊtˈduː/
verb
- 1. be superior to in action or performance: "the men tried to outdo each other in their generosity"
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OUTDO definition: 1. to be, or do something, better than someone else: 2. to be, or do something, better than…. Learn more.
The meaning of OUTDO is to go beyond in action or performance. How to use outdo in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Outdo.
verb. /ˌaʊtˈduː/ Verb Forms. outdo somebody/something to do more or better than somebody else synonym beat. Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care. Not to be outdone (= not wanting to let somebody else do better), she tried again. The brothers tried to outdo each other in everything. Join us.
To outdo is to beat or surpass: when you outdo your brother in a pie-eating contest, you manage to gobble down more lemon meringue than he does. You'll probably regret it later, but at least you'll have that blue ribbon!
Outdo definition: to surpass in execution or performance. See examples of OUTDO used in a sentence.
Some common synonyms of outdo are exceed, excel, outstrip, surpass, and transcend. While all these words mean "to go or be beyond a stated or implied limit, measure, or degree," outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding what has been done before.
OUTDO definition: to do something better than someone else: . Learn more.
to do more or better than someone else synonym beat Sometimes small firms can outdo big business when it comes to customer care. Not to be outdone (= not wanting to let someone else do better), she tried again. Want to learn more?
out·do. (out-do͞o′) tr.v. out·did (-dĭd′), out·done (-dŭn′), out·do·ing, out·does (-dŭz′) To do more or better than (another) in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. Idiom: outdo oneself. To do something exceptional or superb, especially in relation to past efforts: outdid himself in preparing dinner.
If you outdo someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity. It was important for me to outdo them, to feel better than they were. [ VERB noun ]
