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Out-herod

Out-herod Meaning & Definition
Out-herod Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Out-herod?

[v] surpass someone in cruelty or evil

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See Also | exceed | outdo | outgo | outmatch | outstrip | surmount | surpass

Out-herod In Webster's Dictionary

\Out-Her"od\, v. t. To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular. ``It out-Herods Herod.'' --Shak. Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times. --Sir W. Scott.

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