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out-Herod
[ out-her-uhd ]
verb (used with object)
- to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess:
His cruelty out-Herods Herod.
out-Herod
verb
- tr to surpass in evil, excesses, or cruelty
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Word History and Origins
Origin of out-Herod1
1595–1605; out- + Herod (Antipas)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of out-Herod1
C17: originally out-Herod Herod, from Shakespeare's Hamlet (act 3, scene 2); see also Herod : portrayed in medieval mystery plays as a ranting tyrant
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Example Sentences
I should like to out-Herod that puppy Rowland, and make a saint of myself out of a sinner.
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A part of those who remain out-Herod the native fire-eaters in zeal for Secession.
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They are bad copies of the Spaniards, whose failings they imitate and out-herod till they become odious vices.
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An evil day for journalists and writers who do not out-Herod Blanqui and Pyat.
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