Verb
The word is derived from outdo
of Outdo
Source: Webster's dictionaryTurner has outdone himself; he seems to paint with tinted steam, so evanescent and so airy. John Constable
Oh, the universe had outdone herself. The universe would be send flowers. Cassandra Clare
There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of man. Herman Melville
A girl had bidden me eat and drink and sleep, and had shown me friendship and had laughed at me and had called me a silly little boy. And this wonderful friend had talked to me of the saints and shown me that even when I had outdone myself in absurdity I was not alone. Hermann Hesse
Mitt Romney has outdone himself in choosing Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. David Limbaugh
Clinton's egregious act of self-indulgence was outdone by an impeachment based not on constitutionally required high crimes and misdemeanors but on a vindictive determination to bring down a president who had offended self-righteous moralists eager to put a different political agenda in place. Robert Dallek