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outmanoeuvre

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

defeat by more skillful maneuvering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
  • My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outmaneuver, outsmart

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop

Narrower terms: outgeneral

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English manoeuvre English outmanoeuvre From out- + manoeuvre.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: ausmanövrieren — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than
  • Māori: whakamīere — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than
  • Polish: wymanewrowywać — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than
  • Polish: wymanewrować — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than
  • Romanian: dejuca planuri — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than
  • Swedish: utmanövrera — to perform manoeuvres more successfully than