Outshine vs Overshadow - What's the difference?
outshine | overshadow |
to shine brighter than something else
to exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
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, year=2012
, date=December 29
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, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
To shine forth.
* Shakespeare
To obscure something by casting a shadow.
To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
As verbs the difference between outshine and overshadow
is that outshine is to shine brighter than something else while overshadow is to obscure something by casting a shadow.outshine
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Verb
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- Bright, outshining beams.