Synonyms:
overshadow, dominate, eclipse
Meaning: be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
Usage examples
Now his nephew and pupil, Talus, exhibited great talent, having invented both the saw and the compass, and Daedalus, fearing lest he might overshadow his own fame, secretly killed him by throwing him down from the citadel of Pallas-Athene.