outmaneuver Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb defeat by more skillful maneuvering
    outmanoeuvre; outsmart.
    • The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
    • My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

WordNet

Out`ma*neu"ver, Out`ma*noeu"vre transitive verb (Also<
  • Outmaneuver
  • Outmanoeuvre
)
Definitions
  1. To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.

Webster 1913