Word a Day
outdo
What does outdo mean?
outdo (verb): to excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use outdo in a sentence?
- She outdoes all other athletes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce outdo?
/ˌaʊtˈdu/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does outdo come from?
From out- + do.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of outdo?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “outdo” mean?
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Not quite: that's what compound means.
to excel; go beyond in performance; surpass
Right! That's what “outdo” means.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Not quite: that's what insist means.
to change greatly the appearance or form of
Not quite: that's what transform means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “outdo”?
surpass
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qualify
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deposit
Not quite: deposit means something else.
warrant
Not quite: warrant means something else.
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