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out·gen·er·al  (out-jnr-l)
tr.v. out·gen·er·aled, out·gen·er·al·ing, out·gen·er·als
To surpass (another, especially an opponent) in leadership.

outgeneral [ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl]
vb -als, -alling, -alled US, -als -aling, -aled
(Military) (tr) to surpass in generalship
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Verb1.outgeneral - surpass in generalship
outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
Translations
outgeneral [aʊtˈdʒenərəl] VTsuperar en estrategia, superar en táctica


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Citizen 6: Caesar was greatly outnumbered, but Pompey was outgeneraled.
The Confederacy outgeneraled the Union in the Civil War, at least until Grant entered the picture, yet lost the war as the superior industrial might of New England and the upper Midwest allowed the North to outstrip the South.
 
 
 
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