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Definition: To outdo oneself
Outdo
\Out*do"\ (out*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp.
Outdid
(out*d[i^]d"); p. p.
Outdone (out*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Outdoing.]
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
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An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange.
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I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.
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To outdo oneself to surpass one's own previous best
performance.
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