outfame

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English

Etymology

From out- +‎ fame.

Verb

outfame (third-person singular simple present outfames, present participle outfaming, simple past and past participle outfamed)

  1. (transitive) To become more famous than, particularly in a competitive sense.
    • 1829, Sir Walter Raleigh, The history of the world, page 374:
      ...those two great captains, (whom Alexander sought by all means to outfame,) when they endeavoured to subject unto them the Oxydracae
    • 1858, Martin Farquhar Tupper, Stephan Langton - Volume 1, page 198:
      ... and the plebian Robin Hood mated with a simple Marian as his forest-queen was thus destined to outfame the noble but obscure Fitz-Ooth, and the Lady Maude Fitz-Walter.
    • 2018, Kevin Dickson, Jack Ketsoyan, Guilty Pleasure, page 398:
      “I can't even.” Kara sniffed. “How the hell did she manage to outfame me?”

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