out-Herod
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.out–Her·od
transitive verb \ˌau̇t-ˈher-əd\Definition of OUT-HEROD
: to exceed in violence or extravagance —usually used in the phrase out-Herod Herod
Origin of OUT-HEROD
out- + Herod the Great, depicted in medieval mystery plays as a blustering tyrant
First Known Use: 1602
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