Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To shine brighter than.
- intransitive verb To be more beautiful, splendid, or flamboyant than.
- intransitive verb To surpass in obvious excellence; outdo.
- intransitive verb To shine forth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shine out or forth; emit beams or luster.
- To shine more brightly than; surpass in brilliancy or luster; hence, to be more illustrious, beautiful, witty, etc., than; surpass in some good quality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To surpass in splendor, excellence, or achievement.
- transitive verb To shine more brightly than.
- intransitive verb To shine forth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
shine brighter than something else - verb to
exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb shine brighter than
- verb attract more attention and praise than others
Etymologies
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Examples
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Her talent and intellect is not being used for the mere reason that she would "outshine" the President.
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Also, the many of the moderators have tried to "outshine" the candidates or to make the news, like russert and this bozo, which is really pathetic.
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He is still the tallest I'm assuming he didn't put elevator shoes on to 'outshine' Obama.
Let's analyze the photograph of the presidents. Ann Althouse 2009
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Her words "I don't want you to 'outshine' me on my wedding day."
INSECURITY princesa 2007
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Hospitals of Hope decided the best way to reach out was to build a portable medical clinic that Wawrzewski said will "outshine" any Third-World hospital.
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There was confidence that the economy would maintain its momentum, with some predicting that the second half of the year would "outshine" the first half, due to the high prices of palm oil and mineral oil.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Nevertheless interesting couple, she always aims to outshine which is not a great characteristic.
CONCRETELOOP.COM 2009
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She, who wears enough diamonds and rubies to outshine the queen—as if her evident fertility were not triumph enough.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Gold miners are striving to outshine the metal they produce, raising their dividends to win back investors who have been flooding to bullion-backed funds.
Gold Miners Wield Dividend in ETF Fight Carolyn Cui 2011
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I screamed it out to all who would listen: ‘Ya’ll think you gone outshine me?
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