outshine

[ out-shahyn ]

verb (used with object)

, out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

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)

, out·shone or out·shined, out·shin·ing.

1. to shine out or forth:

   a small light outshining in the darkness.

outshine

/ ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn /

verb

1. tr to shine more brightly than
2. tr to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc
3. rare.
   intr to emit light

Word History and Origins

Origin of outshine¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + shine ¹

Example Sentences

When the ball dropped to any of them 25 yards out, was their instinct, untamed by multi-outlet criticism, to try and outshine the stars elsewhere?

From BBC

But the city's world-famous monuments have felt quieter than normal, briefly outshone by exhilarating spectacles of sporting endeavour.

From BBC

Not all Hughes ideas worked, and in fact, when the project moved to Scotland to test other Mulberry models, they outshone some of his plans.

From BBC

China is revving its push for Battery Electric Vehicles, and its own BYD is threatening to outshine Tesla in that push.

From Seattle Times

"The quasar outshines its host galaxy by orders of magnitude. And previous images were not sharp enough to distinguish what the host galaxy with all its stars looks like," Yue says.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• outperform
• outplay
• transcend