outdazzle

verb

out·daz·zle ˌau̇t-ˈda-zəl

outdazzled; outdazzling

transitive verb

: to surpass in brilliance : to be more dazzling : outshine

… their colors can outdazzle a rainbow—

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Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outdazzle was in 1691

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