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OUT-HEROD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out-herod mean?
• OUT-HEROD (verb)
The verb OUT-HEROD has 1 sense:
1. surpass someone in cruelty or evil
Familiarity information: OUT-HEROD used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surpass someone in cruelty or evil
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "out-herod" is one way to...):
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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