outgeneral

American  

[out-jen-er-uhl] / ˌaʊtˈdʒɛn ər əl /

verb (used with object)

outgeneraled, outgeneraling, outgeneralled, outgeneralling

1. to outdo or surpass in generalship.

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outgeneral British  

/ ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl /

verb

1. (tr) to surpass in generalship

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Etymology

Origin of outgeneral

First recorded in 1760–70; out- + general

Example Sentences

For two or three days and nights they managed to outgeneral all their adversaries, and succeeded bravely in making the best of their way to a Free State.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

To outgeneral a dog-fancier was a tribute to his shrewdness; to save two hundred dollars on a single purchase was economy of a high order.

From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

We resolve now and here to outgeneral circumstances.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.

From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis

Then I saw an elderly gentleman pacing back and forth between two feminine chatterboxes, and trying to outgeneral the two happy people.

From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis

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