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Definition of outshine verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outshine

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outshine
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/
he / she / it outshines
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnz/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnz/
past simple outshone
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃɒn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃəʊn/
past participle outshone
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃɒn/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃəʊn/
-ing form outshining
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
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  1. outshine somebody/something to be more impressive than somebody/something; to be better than somebody/something
    • He far outshone the rest of the class.
See outshine in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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