Surpassed or exceeded someone or something in performance or achievement; did better than others.
Compound of 'out-' meaning beyond and 'do' meaning to perform. This combination emerged in Middle English to express the idea of doing more than someone else.
The prefix 'out-' creates action words that suggest competition—outwit, outrun, outdo—showing how English builds entire word families around the concept of exceeding expectations.
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