Outmeasures

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To surpass in scale, quantity, or importance
2. To be greater in size, number, or degree than another entity
3. To go beyond another in terms of magnitude or amount

Etymology: "Outmeasures" is the third-person singular present form of "outmeasure," which means to surpass in scale, quantity, or importance. The verb is built from "out-," a prefix meaning beyond or more than, attached to "measure," which traces back through Old French and Latin to a root meaning to determine the size of something by comparison with a standard. The combination follows a common English pattern, in which "out-" is added to an existing verb to mean doing the action more thoroughly, more successfully, or to a greater degree than someone else. "Outmeasure" applies that pattern to the idea of measurement, so that one thing exceeds another when weighed against the same yardstick.

Synonyms: exceeds, surpasses, outweighs, outstrips, transcends

Antonyms: falls short, underestimates, limits, restricts, diminishes