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outperform

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out·per·form  (outpr-fôrm)
tr.v. out·per·formed, out·per·form·ing, out·per·forms
To surpass (another) in performance.

outperform [ˌɒʊtpəˈfɔːm]
vb (tr)
to perform better than (someone or something)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.outperform - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outgrow - grow faster than
outcry, outshout - shout louder than
outroar - roar louder than
outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"
outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues"
outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
outrange - have a greater range than (another gun)
outweigh - be heavier than
outbrave - be braver than
out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil
outfox - outdo someone in trickery
shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin
outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"
outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"

outperform
verb surpass, top, eclipse, outstrip, outdo, outshine, best, tower above, go one better than (informal), put in the shade The Austrian economy has outperformed most other industrial economies.
Translations
outperform [ˈaʊtpəˈʃɔːm] VThacer mejor que, superar a; [shares, investment fund] → dar mayores beneficios que
outperform [ˌaʊtpərˈfɔːrm] vt (= do better than) → être plus performant que
The Austrian economy has outperformed most other industrial economies → L'économie autrichienne a été plus performante que la plupart des autres économies industrielles.
outplacement agency [ˌaʊtpleɪsməntˈeɪdʒənsɪ] nagence f de placement


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