different between outdo vs overtop

English

Etymology

out- +? do

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /a?t?du/

Verb

outdo (third-person singular simple present outdoes, present participle outdoing, simple past outdid, past participle outdone)

1. (transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

Synonyms

• (to surpass): to outperform, to outrival

Translations

References

• outdo in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• outdo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• do out

English

Etymology

From over- +? top.

Verb

overtop (third-person singular simple present overtops, present participle overtopping, simple past and past participle overtopped)

1. (transitive) To be higher than; to rise over the top of. [from 16th c.]
   • 1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber and Faber 2005, p. 79:

     There was a single birch tree that overtopped the other trees on the island, and was now picked out against the moon-drenched sky.
2. (transitive) To place too many toppings on.

   to overtop a pizza

Translations

Adverb

overtop (comparative more overtop, superlative most overtop)

1. (now chiefly Canada, US) Over the top. [from 18th c.]
   • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 154:

     Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.

References

• “overtop”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• overpot