outfame

outfame

English

Etymology

out- +‎ fame

Verb

outfame (third-person singular simple present outfames, present participle outfaming, simple past and past participle outfamed)

1. (transitive) To become more famous than, particularly in a competitive sense.
   • 1829, Sir Walter Raleigh, The history of the world, p. 374:

     ...those two great captains, (whom Alexander sought by all means to outfame,) when they endeavoured to subject unto them the Oxydracae

   • 1858, Martin Farquhar Tupper, Stephan Langton - Volume 1, p. 198:

     ... and the plebian Robin Hood mated with a simple Marian as his forest-queen was thus destined to outfame the noble but obscure Fitz-Ooth, and the Lady Maude Fitz-Walter.

   • 2018, Kevin Dickson, ‎Jack Ketsoyan, Guilty Pleasure, p. 398:

     “I can't even.” Kara sniffed. “How the hell did she manage to outfame me?”

Synonyms

• outshine