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Webster 1913 Edition
Outshine
Out-shine′
,Verb.
I.
To shine forth.
“Bright, outshining beams.” Shak.
Out-shine′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To surpass in splendor, excellence, or achievement.
A throne of royal state, which far
Outshone
the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Outshine
OUTSHI'NE
, v.t.1.
To send forth brightness or luster.2.
To excel in luster or excellence; as Homer outshines all other poets.Definition 2024
outshine
outshine
English
Verb
outshine (third-person singular simple present outshines, present participle outshining, simple past and past participle outshone or outshined)
- to shine brighter than something else
- to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
- 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:
- Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.
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- To shine forth.
- Shakespeare
- Bright, outshining beams.
- Shakespeare