outpower
verb
out·pow·er
ˌau̇t-ˈpau̇(-ə)r 
outpowered; outpowering; outpowers
: to outdo or surpass in power : to have more power than
If the Astros are strong enough in late September to outpower the second-best team in baseball since the All-Star break, they are sharp enough to stick around in early October.—
Brian T. Smith
Brian T. SmithThe turbocharged five-cylinder engine under its hood outpowers every other automotive diesel engine extant.—Advertisement
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The Starship system is expected to outpower both SLS and Falcon Heavy.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
Do any of these 3 seeds have the gusto to outpower our strong 2 seeds?
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
Polar Bear’ growls: The New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, nicknamed the Polar Bear, outpowered the Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round Monday night to win MLB’s Home Run Derby at Progressive Field.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 9 July 2019
In 2015, Raam Uzdin and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem calculated that quantum engines can outpower classical engines.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2017
The card’s powerful enough to deliver 1080p gaming performance with a mixture of Medium to High settings at 60 frames per second—outpowering both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
—Pcworld Staff, PCWorld, 28 Apr. 2017
Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
Do any of these 3 seeds have the gusto to outpower our strong 2 seeds?
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2022
Polar Bear’ growls: The New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, nicknamed the Polar Bear, outpowered the Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round Monday night to win MLB’s Home Run Derby at Progressive Field.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 9 July 2019
In 2015, Raam Uzdin and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem calculated that quantum engines can outpower classical engines.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2017
The card’s powerful enough to deliver 1080p gaming performance with a mixture of Medium to High settings at 60 frames per second—outpowering both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
—Pcworld Staff, PCWorld, 28 Apr. 2017
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“Outpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpower. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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