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outmanoeuvre

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outmanoeuvre US, outmaneuver [ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə]
vb
(tr) to secure a strategic advantage over by skilful manoeuvre
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Verb1.outmanoeuvre - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
outmaneuver, outsmart
best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
outgeneral - surpass in generalship
outmanoeuvre
verb outwit, outdo, get the better of, circumvent, outflank, outsmart (informal), steal a march on (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), outthink, outgeneral, outjockey He has shown once again that he is capable of outmanoeuvring his opponents.
Translations
outmanoeuvre outmaneuver (US) [ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəʳ] VT (Mil) [+ enemy] → superar tácticamente (fig) [+ opposition, competition] → superar a
outmanoeuvre [ˌaʊtməˈnuːvər] vt [+ rival] → se montrer meilleur tacticien que
outmanoeuvre outmaneuver (Am) [ˌaʊtməˈnuːvəʳ] vt (Mil) → superare strategicamente (fig) (rival, opposition) → surclassare
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Under the circumstances (and with such a man as he had now to deal with), it was perhaps the rashest resolution at which he could possibly have arrived--it was the mouse attempting to outmanoeuvre the cat
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