outfame en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + fame.
Meanings
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(transitive) To become more famous than, particularly in a competitive sense.
... 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.
1858, Martin Farquhar Tupper, Stephan Langton - Volume 1, page 198:...those two great captains, (whom Alexander sought by all means to outfame,) when they endeavoured to subject unto them the Oxydracae
1829, Sir Walter Raleigh, The history of the world, page 374:“I can't even.” Kara sniffed. “How the hell did she manage to outfame me?”
2018, Kevin Dickson, Jack Ketsoyan, Guilty Pleasure, page 398:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outfames | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outfamed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outfamed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outfaming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |