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out-Herod

out-Her·od (past and past participle out-Her·od·ded, present participle out-Her·od·ding, 3rd person present singular out-Her·ods)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
outdo in extreme behavior: to behave more excessively than somebody else
out-Herod Herod

[After Herod (the Great), presented in medieval mystery plays as an overdramatic character]
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