outrival
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In death as in life he still remains a man of mystery, with a fortune that would outrival the wildest dreams of a fairy prince.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it's strange to see him come back so abundant, so eloquent, so cut up, as it were, into hundreds of little devils all trying to outrival each other .
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus it came to pass that we know of the famous gardener and seedsman Florio, whose plants are of boundless celebrity, and whose cultivated blossoms outrival the famous exotics of the world.
From Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays by Hays, Helen Ashe
The Hindoos must spend immense sums in jewels and gold and silver embroidered Dacca muslin, as in these articles it is the endeavour of every lady to outrival all her acquaintances.
From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida
Shortly after this era of opening commercial prosperity in the Mediterranean, the hardy Northmen performed deeds on the deep which outrival those of the great Columbus himself, and were undertaken many centuries before his day.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
