out-herod

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: out-Her=od

CIDE DICTIONARY

out-herod, v. t. 

 To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular. Compare outpope the Pope.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
"Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times."  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

out-herod

Superiority

VB be superior, exceed, excel, transcend, outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod, pass, surpass, get ahead of, over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip, eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle, preponderate, predominate, prevail, precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head, culminate, beat all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake, become larger, render larger.