overshine

[oh-ver-shahyn]

o·ver·shine

[oh-ver-shahyn]
verb (used with object), o·ver·shone or o·ver·shined, o·ver·shin·ing.
1.
to outshine: One star seemed to overshine all others.
2.
to surpass in splendor, excellence, etc.: Her singing overshone that of the opera company's more widely known contraltos.
3.
to shine over or upon.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English overshinen; Old English oferscīnan. See over-, shine
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