Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To shine upon; illumine.
  • To outshine; surpass in brightness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To shine over or upon; to illumine.
  • transitive verb To excel in shining; to outshine.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To shine over or upon; to illumine.
  • verb To excel in shining; to outshine.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

over- +‎ shine

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Examples

  • That doesn't change the fact that each emcee on every track of T.I.M.E. is overly aware of themselves on each song and trying to overshine instead of blending in seamlessly together like they did on their 1st album Dinco is arguably the star of this album as he and Brown step up the lyrics 150% from last LP.

    Pressure Busts Pipes AKA Shorty/Dude Should Go Solo Dart Adams 2007

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