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Definition of outshine verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

outshine

verb

NAmE//ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn//

outshine somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they outshine

he / she / it outshines

past simple outshone

-ing form outshining

to be more impressive than someone or something; to be better than someone or something He far outshone the rest of the class.

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