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What does put to shame mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word put to shame? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To humiliate; to disgrace.
  2. (transitive) To outdo thoroughly; to surpass; to outperform; to show up.
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The mega arches erected at various points in the city might have put to shame even the political parties that are known for their ostentatious celebrations.
If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame.
He put to shame a number of people I met who were nowhere near as talented.
She, and the events of the past few days in London, put to shame the ludicrous, immature black-clothed rebels without a cause.
These gigantic truths retained in view, would put to shame the littleness of their dwarfish morality.
The result was a battle royal that might have put to shame two Bengal tigers.

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