outbloomv.
/ˌaʊtˈbluːm/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈblum/ 1. transitive. To surpass in bloom, lustre, or beauty.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > excel in splendour [verb (transitive)]
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > look well in [verb (transitive)] > look better than
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > be or affect a flowering plant [verb (transitive)] > surpass in blossoming
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1726 J. Harvey Coll. of Misc. Poems & Lett. 33 In Sylvan Shapes the Nymphs divine appear, Out-bloom the Spring, and brighten all the Year.
1746 Fool (1748) I. 48 Cheeks that out-bloom the Roses.
1818 Ld. Byron Beppo lxxx. 41 You still may mark her cheek, out-blooming all.
1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. 48 She will out-bloom her former self in her new prosperity.
2002 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (Nexis) 9 June 1 i Miniatures outbloom regular roses about 4-to-1.
2. intransitive. To bloom out. rare.
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1902 J. Payne Poet. Wks. I. 314 And watch the dead delight out-bloom, Lovelier than ever, from the gloom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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