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verb
To outdo or surpass (someone) in military skill or leadership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
surpass in generalship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general English outgeneral From out- + general.
