outclass

English

Etymology

out- +‎ class

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːs

Verb

1. (transitive) to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
   • In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants
   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

Translations

To surpass something

• French: surclasser (fr)
• German: deklassieren (de)
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• Norwegian: utklasse

• Spanish: superar (es)