outserve

English

Etymology

out- +‎ serve

Verb

1. (transitive) To serve more or better than.
   • 2006, William Roger Louis, Ends of British imperialism (page 763)

     Even the National Provincial Bank, the Company's bankers, believed that he had outserved his time.

   • 2007 July 5, John Branch, “Venus Ousts Sharapova; Serena Falls to Henin”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Because if Venus wants it, you can’t outhit her, you can’t outserve her, and she and Serena, when they return serves, it’s just unbelievable.

Anagrams

• serve out