to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than
Word origin
[1610–20; out- + sail]This word is first recorded in the period 1610–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camber, integration, intonation, system, vibrateout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)