outshine

out·shine (out-sh

)

v. out·shone (-sh

), out·shin·ing, out·shines

v.tr.

a. To shine brighter than.

b. To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.

2. To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.

v.intr.

To shine forth.

outshine [ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn]

vb -shines, -shining, -shone

1. (tr) to shine more brightly than

2. (tr) to surpass in excellence, beauty, wit, etc.

3. (intr) Rare to emit light

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Verb	1.	outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	2.	outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - 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" upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"

outshine

verb outclass, beat, eclipse, overshadow, surpass, top, outstrip, upstage, outdo, be superior to, leave standing (informal), be a cut above (informal), be head and shoulders above, run rings around (informal), leave or put in the shade He outshone all the other contestants.

Translations

outshine [aʊtˈʃaɪn] (outshone (pt, pp)) [aʊtˈʃɒn] VT (fig) → eclipsar

outshine [ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn] vt → éclipser

outshine [ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn] (outshone (pt, pp)) [ˌaʊtˈʃɒn] vt (fig) → eclissare

outshine

v outshine [autˈʃain]

to be brighter than She outshone all the other students. oortref, oorskadu يَفوقُ، يَبُزُّ затъмнявам převyšovat, zastínit overgå in den Schatten stellen επισκιάζω, ξεπερνώ (σε λάμψη, επιδόσεις) eclipsar, brillar más que varju jätma تحت الشعاع قرار دادن jättää jälkeensä éclipser לְהַצלִיח יוֹתֶר מ- बढ़ जाना, श्रेष्ठतर होना zasjeniti túlszárnyal mengalahkan kecemerlangan gera betur en (e-r) (brillare più di) ～より光る …보다 밝게 빛나다 užtemdyti, nustelbti pārspēt spožumā; aizēnot lebih cemerlang drpd overschaduwen overskygge, overstråle zaćmiewać eclipsar a eclipsa затмить oslniť, predstihnúť zasenčiti zaseniti överglänsa บดบังรัศมี gölgede bırakmak, çok daha iyi olmak 比...更亮 затьмарити, перевершити دوسروں سے زيادہ روشن ہونا sáng hơn 比...更亮

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beam brilliancy dominate eclipse exceed excel luster lustre outclass outdistance outdo outgo outmatch outperform Outray outstrip overshadow Overshine overtake	Her daughter Jane was, of course, as graceful and elegant, as witty and seductive, as she could possibly manage to be; for here were all the ladies to outshine, and all the gentlemen to charm, - and Mr. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context As the huntress Diana goes forth upon the mountains of Taygetus or Erymanthus to hunt wild boars or deer, and the wood nymphs, daughters of Aegis-bearing Jove, take their sport along with her (then is Leto proud at seeing her daughter stand a full head taller than the others, and eclipse the loveliest amid a whole bevy of beauties), even so did the girl outshine her handmaids. The Odyssey by Homer View in context Stables, which bids fair to outshine the old one, on which he has so long rested his colloquial reputation. Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context	Outrival Outrive outro Outroad Outroar outrode Outromance Outroom Outroot outrun outrunner outrush Outsail Outscent Outscold outscore Outscorn Outscouring Outscout Outsee outsell Outsentry outsert outset Outsettler outshine outshoot outshout Outshut outside outside broadcast outside caliper outside clinch outside director outside door Outside finish outside lane Outside lap outside left outside line outside loop outside marriage outside mirror outside of outside right outside work outside-forward outside-group outside-left outside-right outsider	outsang outsat Outscent Outscold outscore outscored outscores outscoring Outscorn Outscourcing Outscourcing Outscourcing Outscourcing Outscourcing Outscouring Outscout Outsee outsell outselling outsells Outsentry Outsert outserts outset outset outset outsets outsets outsets Outsettler outshine Outshined Outshined outshines outshines outshining outshining outshone outshone outshoot outshoot outshooting outshoots outshot outshot outshout Outshut Outshut outside outside outside outside Outside (song) Outside (song) Outside Air Outside air conditioning unit Outside air conditioning unit Outside Air Floor Duct Outside Air Intake Outside Air Temperature Outside Air Temperature

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beam
brilliancy
dominate
eclipse
exceed
excel
luster
lustre
outclass
outdistance
outdo
outgo
outmatch
outperform
Outray
outstrip
overshadow
Overshine
overtake

Her daughter Jane was, of course, as graceful and elegant, as witty and seductive, as she could possibly manage to be; for here were all the ladies to outshine, and all the gentlemen to charm, - and Mr.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context

As the huntress Diana goes forth upon the mountains of Taygetus or Erymanthus to hunt wild boars or deer, and the wood nymphs, daughters of Aegis-bearing Jove, take their sport along with her (then is Leto proud at seeing her daughter stand a full head taller than the others, and eclipse the loveliest amid a whole bevy of beauties), even so did the girl outshine her handmaids.

The Odyssey by Homer View in context

Stables, which bids fair to outshine the old one, on which he has so long rested his colloquial reputation.

Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context

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