outclass

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English class English outclass From out- + class.

1. to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

   “In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.”

   “The 7th and 8th classes are identical with the Cape engines placed in service at the turn of the century, and are now outclassed for main line work but are used for shunting at the large depots and on one or two of the branch lines.”