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outdo

[out-doo]

verb (used with object), -did, -done, -do·ing.

to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see out-, do¹

Synonyms
See excel.

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outdo (ˌaʊtˈduː)

—vb , -does, -doing, -did, -done
	(tr) to surpass or exceed in performance or execution

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