Outshine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outshine is a verb meaning To shine brighter than something else.
Meaning
To shine brighter than something else.
More Meanings
- To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
- (literary) To shine forth, to give out light.
Example Sentences
Bright, outshining beams.
Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.
Word Forms
- outshines
- outshining
- outshone
- outshined
Synonyms for outshine
Depending on context, synonyms include extinguish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beat, exceed, outweigh, surpass, excel, outdo.
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