[out-Her.od] vt [out- + Herod the Great, depicted in medieval mystery plays as a blustering tyrant] (1602): to exceed in violence or extravagance--usu. used in the phrase out-Herod Herod
OUT-HEROD
Meaning of OUT-HEROD in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012