outshine

verb

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

1. To shine brighter than something else
2. To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner

   “Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.”

3. To shine forth, to give out light.

   “Bright, outshining beams.”