outshow

verb /aʊtˈʃəʊ/

1. To show or present publicly; exhibit openly.

   transitive

   He blushed to see another Sun below, / Ne durst again his fiery face outshow.

2. To surpass or exceed in showing; exceed in being shown, especially in contest, competition, or rivalry.

   transitive

   Mazurka 13th, now owned by Mr. Streator, at ten years old Is dam of eight living calves at single births, and we don't know a cow of her age that can outshow her.

Where it comes from

From Middle English outschewen. Compare Dutch uitschouwen (“to view, see”), German ausschauen (“to look, appear; to look out”). By surface analysis, out- + show.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry outshow (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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