out-Her·od | \ ˌau̇t-ˈher-əd 
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\out-Heroded; out-Heroding; out-Herods
Definition of out-Herod
: to exceed in violence or extravagance
—usually used in the phrase out-Herod Herod
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The first known use of out-Herod was in 1604
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