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out⋅shine

  [out-shahyn] verb, -shone or shined, -shin⋅ing.
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–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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out·shine   (out-shīn')   
v.   out·shone (-shōn'), out·shin·ing, out·shines

v.   tr.

    1. To shine brighter than.

    2. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.

  2. To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.

v.   intr.
To shine forth.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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