English dictionary
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English verb: outshine | |||
| 1. | outshine (weather) shine brighter than | ||
| Samples | What star outshines the sun?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam, shine | ||
| 2. | outshine (competition) attract more attention and praise than others | ||
| Samples | This film outshone all the others in quality. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot outshine Sue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | upstage | ||
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