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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] > put in the shade or put to shame (23)
shamec1400

To confound or put to shame by superior excellence; to outrival.

to put down1494

transitive. To lower in general estimation; to excel or surpass by comparison. Obsolete.

extinguish1551

transferred and figurative. To ‘quench’ or totally obscure by superior brilliancy; to ‘eclipse’, put completely into the shade.

stain1557

Of the sun, etc.: To deprive (feebler luminaries) of their lustre. Also figurative of a person or thing: To throw into the shade by superior beauty…

overshadow1581

transitive. To tower over or above, esp. so as to cast a shadow over. Frequently figurative: to diminish the relative importance of (a person or…

cloud1582

To cover or darken with clouds; hence figurative, to overshadow, throw into the shade.

defacea1592

To outshine by contrast, cast in the shade.

shend1596

To put to shame by superiority. Obsolete.

to lay up1601

To surpass, excel. Obsolete.

to shine down1623

to shine down: to surpass in brilliance.

dazzle1643

To outshine, dim, or eclipse with a brighter light. Const. †down, out. rare.

umbrage1647

transitive. To shade or shadow; also figurative, to overshadow, put in the shade.

foila1687

To outdo, surpass.

efface1717

figurative. To cast utterly into the shade, reduce to virtual nonentity.

eclipse1718

To render dim by comparison; to outshine, surpass. Chiefly figurative.

shade?1748

In occasional figurative uses. To cast into the shade; to surpass, eclipse.

put into the shade1796

figurative. Comparative obscurity. Chiefly in phrases, to be in the shade, to be in retirement, to be little known; to cast, throw into the shade, put

to take the shine out of (less frequently from, U.S. off)1819

figurative. Colloquial phrase to take the shine out of (less frequently from,U.S. off): to deprive (a person or thing) of his or its brilliance…

to put to shame1854

to put to shame: to bring into disgrace, bring disgrace upon; also figurative to outshine, eclipse. Similarly, to bring, †shape, †turn to shame. Also…

to leave (a person) standing1864

to leave (a person or thing) standing (still): to forge ahead of (a competitor); to be better, faster, or more successful than (a rival); to…

to lay over1869

transitive ? U.S. colloquial. To excel, to ‘put in the shade’. Also to lay it over, to get the better of, take advantage of (a person).

blanket1884

Yachting. To cover a yacht with the sail of another passing to windward; to take the wind out of the sails of. Also figurative.

upstage1921

figurative. To put (a person, etc.) at a disadvantage; to outshine. Also, to treat in a haughty or snobbish manner. colloquial.

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