out-ˈvillain, v.
[out- 22.]
trans. To exceed or surpass in villainy.
| 1601 Shakes. All's Well iv. iii. 305 He hath out-villain'd villanie so farre, that the raritie redeemes him. a 1814 Gonzaga v. v. in New Brit. Theatre III. 161 Villany Will ever be outvillain'd, when it trusts To aught but its own dagger's point. |