outrivalv.
/ˌaʊtˈrʌɪvl/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈraɪv(ə)l/ transitive. To outdo as a rival; to surpass in a competition or comparison.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]
overstyeOE
overshinec1175
overgoc1225
passc1225
surmountc1369
forpassc1374
overmatcha1375
overpassa1382
to pass overa1393
overcomec1400
outpass?a1425
exceedc1425
precedec1425
superexcelc1429
transcendc1430
precel?a1439
outcut1447
overgrowc1475
to come over ——a1479
excel1493
overleapa1500
vanquish1533
outweigh1534
prevent1540
better1548
preferc1550
outgo1553
surpassa1555
exsuperate1559
cote1566
overtop1567
outrun1575
outstrip1579
outsail1580
overruna1586
pre-excel1587
outbid1589
outbrave1589
out-cote1589
top1590
outmatch1593
outvie1594
superate1595
surbravec1600
oversile1608
over-height1611
overstride1614
outdoa1616
outlustrea1616
outpeera1616
outstrikea1616
outrival1622
antecede1624
out-top1624
antecell1625
out-pitch1627
over-merit1629
outblazea1634
surmatch1636
overdoa1640
overact1643
outact1644
worst1646
overspana1657
outsoar1674
outdazzle1691
to cut down1713
ding1724
to cut out1738
cap1821
by-pass1848
overtower1850
pretergress1851
outray1876
outreach1879
cut1884
outperform1937
outrate1955
one-up1963
1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir iii. sig. G The Christian Whose beauty hath out-riuald mine.
1690 J. Mackenzie Siege London-derry 1/1 For his Army here could not bear it, to see themselves out-rivall'd by a Crew of Scullogues in their Prince's Favour.
1727 P. Frowde Fall of Saguntum iii. 40 Do not Rome's Glories fill th'admiring World, Or does the Grecian Name outrival hers?
1794 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 5 The glorious sun..Out-rivall'd by the radiant eyes Of..charming Chloe.
1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. viii. 494 Each seeking to outrival the other in [her] good graces.
1898 Argosy Aug. 61 They outrivaled the Spaniards themselves in fanatical ferocity.
1922 W. Raleigh War in Air I. 466 The torpedo-carrying aeroplane or seaplane would outrival the submarine as a weapon of offence against enemy shipping.
1989 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 27 June d7 I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes and the Alps;..but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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