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Definition of “outmanoeuvre

outmanoeuvre or US outmaneuver(ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəPronunciation for )

Definitions

verb

  1. (tr) to secure a strategic advantage over by skilful manoeuvre

Usage examples

  • How could a woman like Connie Byrnes outmanoeuvre such a woman as Alice Dakin?
    Kallen, Lucille, C B Greenfield - A Little Madness (1986)
  • The gay marriages were timed by city officials to outmanoeuvre the conservative group.
    canada.com (2004)
  • This RS will outmanoeuvre a Subaru Impreza - and that could outmanoeuvre
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • A reluctant volleyer who invariably ran round her backhand, she was so quick and so fit that she was difficult to outmanoeuvre.
    Barrett, J (ed), ITF World of Tennis (1993)

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