out·shine

[out-shahyn] verb, out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
2.
to surpass in splendor, ability, achievement, excellence, etc.: a product that outshone all competitors; to outshine one's classmates.
verb (used without object)
3.
to shine out or forth: a small light outshining in the darkness.

Origin:
1590–1600; out- + shine

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outshine (ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -shines, -shining, -shone
1.  (tr) to shine more brightly than
2.  (tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc
3.  rare (intr) to emit light

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Word Origin & History

outshine
1596, from out + shine (v.). Fig. sense of "to surpass in splendor or excellence" is from 1612.
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Example sentences
Instead of supernovae, they found gamma-ray bursts, which for a few seconds can
  outshine the rest of the sky at these energies.
But while it's overhead, the space station will outshine everything in the
  evening sky except the moon.
The blasts are so powerful that the supernovae outshine their entire host
  galaxies for a few days.
We have outstanding freebies and discounts to outshine them all.
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