outbest

English

Etymology

out- +‎ best

Verb

outbest (third-person singular simple present outbests, present participle outbesting, simple past and past participle outbested)

1. (transitive) To be better at something.
   • 2010, David Mittler, Legacy of Fire‎^[1]:

     Always the competitor, he usually outbested me in everything we did, but Battle-Cry was his Achilles Heel.

   • 2013, Pat Simmons, Her Dress‎^[2]:

     Before long, the brothers were outbesting each other, recanting their childhood antics until Drake relaxed.

Anagrams

• Bouttes