verb
1.
to be or become greater than or superior to
surpassed all his fellows in scholarship
Synonyms: ||bang, beat, best, better, cap, cob, ding, exceed, excel, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outshine, outstrip, pass, top, transcend, trump
Related Word: distance, outdistance, outpace, outperform, outpoint, outrange, outrival, outrun, outvie; eclipse, outrank, outtop, outtower, outweigh, overshadow, overtop, rank
Idioms: have it all over, put to shame
2.
Synonyms: exceed 1, outstep, overrun, overstep