Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Outdo \Out*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Outdid}; p. p. {Outdone}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Outdoing}.]
   To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.

         An imposture outdoes the original.       --L' Estrange.

         I grieve to be outdone by Gay.           --Swift.