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!
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Verb
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"
Verb
get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
v. t.
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Outdo
An imposture outdoes the original.
I grieve to be outdone by Gay.
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Usage Examples
Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt's just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. You've gotta trust evolution, you've gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you don't need to force the bar. It'll just happen.
The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.
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