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Definition of outmanoeuvre verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outmanoeuvre

verb
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə(r)/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvər/
(US English outmaneuver)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outmanoeuvre
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə(r)/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvər/
he / she / it outmanoeuvres
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəz/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərz/
past simple outmanoeuvred
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəd/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərd/
past participle outmanoeuvred
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəd/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərd/
-ing form outmanoeuvring
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtməˈnuːvərɪŋ/
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  1. outmanoeuvre somebody/something to do better than an opponent by acting in a way that is cleverer or shows more skill
    • The president has so far managed to outmanoeuvre his critics.
    • The team was outmanoeuvred physically and mentally.
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