(esp of a sports player or team) to surpass or perform better than
The home team outmatched them.
outmatch in American English
(ˈaʊtˈmætʃ)
verb transitive
to be superior to; outdo
outmatch in American English
(ˌautˈmætʃ)
transitive verb
to be superior to; surpass; outdo
The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors
Word origin
[1595–1605; out- + match2]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: density, detail, exposure, premium, toss
Examples of 'outmatch' in a sentence
outmatch
Today's global environment requires every sustained effort to outmatch both competition and innovation.
Pavel Máchal 2009, 'Possibilities of application of process modelling when developing a proposal of thebusiness process management system for a university department', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensishttps://acta.mendelu.cz/57/2/0061/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)