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outclass

[ out-klas, -klahs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior:

    He far outclasses the other runners in the race.



outclass

/ ˌaʊtˈklɑːs /

verb

  1. to surpass in class, quality, etc
  2. to defeat easily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of outclass1

First recorded in 1865–70; out- + class
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Example Sentences

In that regard, historians have hypothesized that the workmanship of some Germanic smiths perhaps even outclassed their Roman contemporaries – as suggested by archaeological evidence of smelting furnaces and funerary items.

Rationales for political violence often mask deeper fears, such as the fear of being outclassed, outnumbered, or humiliated by some “other.”

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It is a compelling vision of future warfare—one in which sufficiently advanced rifles allow infantry to automatically outclass enemies, the way sufficiently advanced jets and tanks allowed the same to happen decades prior.

Maryland gets outclassed by Alabama, sees its season end in the NCAA tournament’s second roundMaryland’s season ends in the Sweet 16 with a stunning loss to Texas

Is that any reason why they should outclass you in courage and in determination?

You can outclass me in the ring, but it wouldn't help you much to beat me up, would it?

And these are too subtle for the vernacular guests, and outclass the counterchits altogether.

We farmers sometimes discover a plan accidentally that will outclass anything we can get in an agricultural college.

It cannot corrode and will outlast and outclass any similar pencil on the market.

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