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overshine

[ 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overshine1

before 1000; Middle English overshinen; Old English oferscīnan. See over-, shine 1

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