"outshine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-outshine.wav Forms: outshines [present, singular, third-person], outshining [participle, present], outshone [participle, past], outshone [past], outshined [participle, past], outshined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From out- + shine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|shine}} out- + shine Head templates: {{en-verb|outshines|outshining|outshone|past2=outshined}} outshine (third-person singular simple present outshines, present participle outshining, simple past and past participle outshone or outshined)
  1. To shine brighter than something else Translations (to shine brighter than something else): überstrahlen (German), überleuchten (German)
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-v0zseO9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 10 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 18 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 19 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 72 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 67 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 18 20 Disambiguation of 'to shine brighter than something else': 94 0 6
  2. To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner Translations (to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner): dépasser (French), überstrahlen (German), überleuchten (German), überragen (German), übertreffen (German), eklipsar (Ido), eclissare (Italian), överglänsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-27x7bpsk Disambiguation of 'to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner': 0 99 1
  3. (literary) To shine forth, to give out light. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-outshine-en-verb-ZSx0pjBA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 23 20 56

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