outstep

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verb outdo something or someone

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Word Origin & History

Old English steppan (Anglian), stæppan (West Saxon) "take a step," from West Germanic *stap- "tread" (cf. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch stap, Old High German stapfo, German stapfe "footstep"), from PIE root *stebh- "to tread, step" (cf. Old Church Slavonic stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). Originally strong (past tense stop, past participle bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal; step out (v.) is from 1907.

Example Sentences for outstep

Tseng-tzu said, Even in his thoughts, a gentleman does not outstep his place.

Here, as Aristotle remarks, Socrates and Plato outstep the truth—they make a part of virtue into the whole.

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outmatch

surpass

surpasses

surpassing

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surpass

surpasses

surpassing

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outmatch