Outscore

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To score more than. transitive

    "Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls."

  2. 2
    score more points than one's opponents wordnet

Synonyms

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defeatexceedexceloutclassoutpointoutpoint

Example

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"Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls."

Etymology

From out- + score.

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