1. to surpass or exceed in telling fables or stories
Usage: archaic; literary
2. to tell a better or more impressive fable than someone else
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The old storyteller sought to outfable his rival with an even more fantastical tale.
• He attempted to outfable the bard's legendary account of the ancient kingdom.
• No one could outfable her when it came to spinning yarns for the children.
• The poet tried to outfable the classical authors in his new collection.
• She would outfable any competitor in the storytelling contest.