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Outmatch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To prove greater or better than; surpass.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to surpass or be better than something or someone else

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To surpass as rival; be more than a match for; vie successfully with; outdo; overmatch.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. be or do something to a greater degree

Word Usage

"In a place known as Nine Dragons, as the city's Hungry Ghosts festival burns around him, Bosch puts aside everything he knows and risks everything he has in a desperate bid to outmatch the triad's ferocity."

Verb Form

outmatched outmatches outmatching

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

vanquish shell beat beat out trounce

Hyponym

shame outrange outfox outmarch outweigh