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outmaneuver

[ out-muh-noo-ver ]

/ ˌaʊt məˈnu vər /

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verb (used with object)

to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.

to outdo or surpass in maneuvering or maneuverability.

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Origin of outmaneuver

First recorded in 1790–1800; out- + maneuver

Words nearby outmaneuver

outlive, outlook, out loud, outlying, outman, outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outmarch, outmatch, out-migrant, out-migrate

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Example sentences from the Web for outmaneuver

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 Online|Caitlin Dickson|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But that means he will have to outmaneuver a president determined to avenge the shellacking that handed Boehner the gavel.
John Boehner's Reality Check|Howard Kurtz|January 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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 Money|George Graham Rice
They tried to outmaneuver him; he stepped back to his former spot, catching his breath and digging frantically for his knife.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey

No—they must hang onto the girl's ship and outmaneuver the others.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Instead he attempted to outmaneuver him by springing first to right, then to left, to at last completely circle him.
Forbidden Cargoes|Roy J. Snell
His only real chance now was to outrun or outmaneuver the marauders.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton

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