Meaning of OUTSHINE
| Pronunciation: | | `awt'shIn
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- [v] attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
- [v] shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
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| | See Also: | | beam, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outstrip, shine, surmount, surpass, upstage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Out*shine"\, v. i.
To shine forth. ``Bright, outshining beams.'' --Shak.
\Out*shine"\, v. t.
To excel in splendor.
A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth
of Ormus and of Ind. --Milton.
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