to trump
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4.8
- verb
- /trʌmp/
:
superar
- Hence, individual selection will trump group selection every time, Williams said.
- trump others
- trump economic priorities
- trump justice
Examples
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Active engagement leading to perceptions of greater student learning trumps content coverage.
Academic text (2015) -
I think the president trumps you in this matter.
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Common sense and values should trump everything.
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There is no reason that the former set of values must trump the latter.
Academic text (2000) -
Not surprisingly, self-interest could trump these factors depending upon the circumstances.
Academic text (2008) -
The second position argues that justice must trump forgiveness when they compete with one another in the political realm.
Academic text (2003) -
In courts of law, the presence of written documentation trumps oral agreements.
Academic text (2012) -
The attempt to maintain widespread support for their self-proclaimed "apolitical" organization trumped other concerns.
Academic text (2001) -
The solution is not pretty, but Filarete must have felt that in this case, legibility trumped aesthetics.
Academic text (2012) -
Her innovative approach to marketing will trump all previous strategies.
Synonyms
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5.1
To be stronger or more successful and win in the end
33
3.8
To use more strength to defeat and control a person or thing
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4.2
To defeat someone in a contest or game
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3.8
Be better than someone at something
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5.8
To win against someone or something that tries to stop you
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7.0
To gain an advantage over someone by using clever or unexpected actions
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6.1
To do better than someone or something and win
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who acts like Donald Trump in style and speech but on a smaller scale
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trump meaning to surpass comes from the idea of using a trump card to win a round, so to trump someone is to beat them or do better than them.