About The Word Out-herod
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Out-herod
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What's The Definition Of Out-herod?
[v] surpass someone in cruelty or evil
Synonyms | Synonyms for Out-herod: Related Terms | Find terms related to Out-herod: 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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