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Definition of Outmanoeuvre
1. Verb. Defeat by more skillful maneuvering. "The fighter managed to outmanoeuvre his opponent"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
Generic synonyms: Best, Outdo, Outflank, Scoop, Trump
Specialized synonyms: Outgeneral
Definition of Outmanoeuvre
1. Verb. (British) To surpass, or get an advantage of, in manoeuvring; to outgeneral. ¹
2. Verb. (alternative form of outmaneuver) ¹
3. Verb. (alternative form of outmanoeuvre) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outmanoeuvre
Literary usage of Outmanoeuvre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cuban Expedition by J. H. Bloomfield (1896)
"We outmanoeuvre the brig—Bun in at night—Disembark men and arms—March for the
interior—First encounter with the enemy—Sick men—Quartered at a sugar-mill ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"As they could not be bought, the only thing for the Papacy to do was to outmanoeuvre
them. Direct appeals to Philip II to consent to the Council being ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... alone (for the King's Orders had often to be disobeyed, in the letter, and
only the spirit of them held in view), contrived to outmanoeuvre Beck; ..."
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