outrival

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In death as in life he still remains a man of mystery, with a fortune that would outrival the wildest dreams of a fairy prince.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it's strange to see him come back so abundant, so eloquent, so cut up, as it were, into hundreds of little devils all trying to outrival each other .

From Time Magazine Archive

Lorenzo, in competition with his uncle, determined that the Laurel branch should outrival the Diamond.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

The peach-trees were crowded with bloom, and the pear-trees threatened every moment to outrival their neighbors in gorgeous blossom.

From Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by Goss, John

In speaking of the supreme brightness of Sirius among the stars, we must remember that Venus and Jupiter, which outrival him, are not stars, but planets, and that they are much nearer to us.

From The Children's Book of Stars by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)