(v. t.) To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Example Sentences:
(1) A knowledge gained of the biosynthesis of steroids and its specific enzymes helped to initiate my general polyketide theory of biosynthesis and also my idea of outdoing enzyme achievements with organometallic complexes ("inorganic enzyme chemistry").
(2) Despite growth outdoing the eurozone since the financial crisis, a housing boom and falling taxes, Löfven hopes to capitalise on voters seeking a return to Sweden's older image of cradle-to-grave welfare and job security.
(3) The world is in awe of China’s relentless capacity to produce gargantuan cities, each outdoing the most recent superlative that describes its predecessor.
(4) The prime minister we hired to take decisions on our behalf has passed the buck back to us for tactical party reasons and resigned when he didn’t like our answer, David Cameron outdoing even Ed Miliband’s resignation for irresponsibility.
(5) After all, what some psychologists call the Remus complex would have been operative in that hypothetical scenario: namely, the resentment of the younger brother towards his more successful elder brother would have induced Ed to strive to outdo David.
(6) We don’t want to not get on again,” Evans joked to Le Blanc between takes when the pair were trying to outdo each other while filming trailers for the show.
(7) It is the latest high-profile initiative among retailers eager to outdo each other in terms of green credentials.
(8) He is never going to outdo José Mourinho when it comes to confrontation, brittle one-liners and media positioning – the Chelsea manager is simply too well-practised – but his team reminded everyone here why they are such formidable opponents, and that is always the best way to win these arguments.
(9) "The keynote of this book is authenticity", warned Vivian, adding that Mackenzie was clearly determined to "outdo in outspokenness and realism" an officially approved account of British intelligence during the first world war that had been published earlier.
(10) They spent Sunday trying to outdo each other’s expressions of outrage, while Britain joined in from the sidelines .
(11) The end of council housing Read more Granted, the housing and planning bill can never outdo the excitement surrounding the ups and downs of Hilary Benn, the new Mr Darcy of every wet-eyed columnist.
(12) They customise their bikes to outdo their mates, replacing mudguard flaps, say, with ones made of fine leather or bits of plastic with machined titanium.
(13) So much international research now shows that if a pupil has application and determination he or she can outdo a child with [a higher] IQ who's got no determination and motivation.
(14) The Iran nuclear debate was supposed to play to his strengths on foreign policy, but with every Republican in the race trying to outdo the other in depicting the deal as the worst thing to happen to US foreign policy since Pearl Harbor he is not getting much traction.
(15) Other artists will try to outdo them, girls will practise their moves and thanks to them, the idea persists that women who engage in lesbian activity, without calling themselves lesbians, do this for attention.
(16) Affronted by the coalition's evocation of a smaller, cheaper public sector, Glasman wants to outdo compassionate conservatism with a Labour vision of "the common good".
(17) Ryan Shorthouse, the director of the Tory modernising Bright Blue thinktank, told the Guardian last month that Downing Street should focus on a "balanced, moderate message" – to include an increase in the minimum wage – rather than trying to "outdo Ukip" on immigration.
(18) Ever since celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's whole-candied-orange-stuffed Christmas pudding for Waitrose proved a massive hit in 2010 and the following year, retailers and their suppliers have been vying to outdo each other for the "wow" dessert of the season.
(19) He clocked up 18 years in power, outdoing Leonid Brezhnev.
(20) Perhaps the most worrying part for the teams hoping to outdo Manchester City is that the champions have continued from where they left off last season, while also leaving the clear impression there is better to come.
Outpace
Definition:
(v. t.) To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind.
Example Sentences:
(1) The district’s $110bn of economic activity went up by 22% since 2007, outpacing city growth by 9% during the same period.
(2) For the first time since the second quarter of 2009, the eurozone outpaced the US economy," said Carsten Brzeski at ING.
(3) We will continue to put people at the centre of our relief efforts and do everything we can to respond quickly and effectively, but the rising scale of need is outpacing our capacity to respond.” This year has seen a sharp rise in the number of people affected by conflict, with millions forced to flee their homes and left dependent on humanitarian aid.
(4) The league's annual selection meeting has been around since 1936, but it has increased in popularity in recent years at a rate that outpaces any other major event in the sporting world.
(5) Some argue that it's only a matter of time; girls are doing exceedingly well in school, outpacing their male peers in almost every subject.
(6) The speed – as well as the size – of the temperature rise is crucial too, warned scientists from Oxford University, as faster rates of global warming could outpace the ability of human civilisation and the natural world to adapt.
(7) The 24-year-old, who set the world record in July, tired of a tactical race and hit the front with two laps to go, outpacing the field over the final 800m to win in 4min 8.09sec.
(8) 6 Music long ago outpaced Radio 3 in the volume of listening – 16.2m hours v 10.5m.
(9) The ease with which Costa outpaced Coloccini, then cut back inside to slide a pass across the area for Willian to score the third, was disturbing.
(10) Magna Carta Holy Grail received nods in almost every rap category, outpacing LPs by Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
(11) So far this year 37 soldiers and military contractors have been killed in 27 such attacks, far outpacing the toll in 2011.
(12) In the music market, streaming is eating into downloads to the point where Spotify's streaming revenue is beginning to outpace iTunes' download revenue in certain parts of Europe – perhaps a catalyst for Apple's recent purchase of streaming service Beats Music.
(13) The emergence of bacterial resistance is outpacing the world’s capacity for antibiotic discovery,” Chan said.
(14) But prices are still rising much faster than wages, and Labour believes the argument that the cost of living is outpacing wage rises will continue to resonate with many voters, even as the economy improves.
(15) In the second quarter of this year, the OECD sees UK growth picking up to 3.1%, outpacing the United States, and all other countries in the G7 group of large economies apart from Canada.
(16) The low rate of inflation means that wages slightly outpaced inflation in September for the first time since 2009.
(17) The era is rapidly approaching when the use of implantable circulatory support devices will become commonplace and may outpace, and possibly outperform, the results currently obtained with cardiac transplantation.
(18) Meanwhile, for many developing countries, other sources of cash – such as private philanthropy and remittances sent home from migrant workers abroad – have far outpaced aid.
(19) A delightful flick behind Cole has Sterling skipping away down the right flank, the youngster outpacing the veteran straight away.
(20) "We are outpacing our competitors, and have seen Comet enter administration in the UK and Expert exiting the market in Sweden."