outshine
pronunciation
How to pronounce outshine in British English:
UK [ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn]
How to pronounce outshine in American English:
US [aʊtˈʃaɪn]
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- Verb:
- shine brighter than
- attract more attention and praise than others
Word Origin
- outshine (v.)
- 1590s, from out (adv.) + shine (v.). Perhaps coined by Spenser. Figurative sense of "to surpass in splendor or excellence" is from 1610s. Related: Outshone; outshining.
Example
- 1. Were they afraid he 'd outshine the groom ?
- 2. He felt sure he could outshine them all .
- 3. Type ia supernovae are so luminous that they outshine their host galaxies for several weeks .
- 4. Since the decay is so rare , even a modest contribution from new physics could easily outshine standard model physics .
- 5. Women trained as tasters outshine their male counterparts , he says .