outmaneuver
[out-muh-noo-ver]
- to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.
- to outdo or surpass in maneuvering or maneuverability.
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Origin of outmaneuver
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Examples from the Web for outmaneuver
Contemporary Examples
But emotional reactions spawned by the “fill in the blanks” theory can often outmaneuver that sense of doubt.
Generation Naive: Why Young People Can’t Help Falling for Strangers OnlineCaitlin Dickson
March 25, 2013
But that means he will have to outmaneuver a president determined to avenge the shellacking that handed Boehner the gavel.
Historical Examples
No—they must hang onto the girl's ship and outmaneuver the others.
His only real chance now was to outrun or outmaneuver the marauders.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet XVictor Appleton
They tried to outmaneuver him; he stepped back to his former spot, catching his breath and digging frantically for his knife.
Police Your PlanetLester del Rey
In any game from stud-poker to marketing mining stock Mr. Wingfield can outwit, outmaneuver and outgeneral a hundred like "Larry."
My Adventures with Your MoneyGeorge Graham Rice
They have that death ray, but it's not quite as deadly as we might have feared, solely because our ships could outmaneuver them.
The Black Star PassesJohn W Campbell