outshow

outshow

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ show.

Verb

outshow (third-person singular simple present outshows, present participle outshowing, simple past outshowed, past participle outshown)

1. (transitive, archaic) To show or present publicly; exhibit openly.
   • Shakespeare

     And yet the king did all their lookes outshow.

   • Milton

     He blushed to see another Sun below, / Ne durst again his fiery face outshow.

2. (transitive) To surpass or exceed in showing; exceed in being shown, especially in contest, competition, or rivalry.
   • 1873, Cultivator and country gentleman: Volume 38:

     Mazurka 13th, now owned by Mr. Streator, at ten years old Is dam of eight living calves at single births, and we don't know a cow of her age that can outshow her.

   • 1902, William George Bruce, William Conrad Bruce, National School Boards Association, The American school board journal: Volumes 24-25:

     Surely it is not vainglory nor a desire simply to outshow other nations which lead to the enormous expenditures involved in every international exposition.

Noun

outshow (uncountable)

1. That which is shown openly, evinced, or revealed.
   • 1871, The American quarterly church review: Volume 22:

     We deal only with the facts, the outshow of the theory to which we object.

Anagrams

• show out