outdo Definition
out·do (o̵ut′do̵̅o̅′)
transitive verb -·did′, -·done′, -·do′·ing
to exceed or surpass
outdo Idioms
outdo oneself
- to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
- to make a supreme effort
outdo Synonyms
outdo Usage Examples
Object
- anything: The sound effects, meanwhile, simply outdo anything on the Xbox thus far.
- other: Various brass bands were practicing around the huge cobbled square in preparation for an evening fair, each trying to outdo the others.
- everyone: Singer Louise, for her part delivers vocals so striking they'd outdo everyone from Maria Callas to Ozzy Osbourne.
- Tory: Hold on, one must not be too hasty New Labor has firmly outdone the Tories in the sleaze stakes, letâs be honest.
- fiction: María is an enthusiast for Middlemarch but now realizes that life outdoes fiction.
- girl: At higher levels, in the hard sciences and mathematics, boys still outdo girls.
Subject
man: I have more than once seen them shamefully outdone by men that never saw the university ' .
Preposition: by
man: I have more than once seen them shamefully outdone by men that never saw the university ' .
Modifying Another Word
- even: It has even outdone their own usual low standards.
- far: The Alconbury B&B has by far outdone most hotels we have stayed in Britain.
- really: But this time the spooky actress has really outdone herself, stepping out in what appears to be a pair of pjamas.
- always: In these days when expenditures always outdo incomes, secured loans UK are always ready to fill the deficit.
- only: In fact on this extremely hot day the pleasures of staying in the keep were only outdone by hiding in the chapel crypt!
- not: If they choose to lie in wait for Dawn of the lovely throne they'll not outdo me.
Preposition: in
- stake: As ever, Labor refuses to be outdone in the national chauvinist stakes, especially when there are votes to be won or lost.
- generosity: The grace of fidelity will be given to those that seek God with all their hearts because God will never be outdone in generosity.
- politeness: Tudur was not to be outdone in politeness, and he doffed his cap and bowed to each in return.
Browse dictionary entries near outdo
- ‹ outdistance
- ‹ outdated
- ‹ outcurve
- ‹ outcry
- ‹ outcrossing
- ‹ outcross
- ‹ outcrop
- ‹ outcome
- ‹ outclass
- ‹ outcaste
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