outmaneuver
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out·ma·neu·ver
(out′mə-no͞o′vər, -nyo͞o′-)tr.v. out·ma·neu·vered, out·ma·neu·ver·ing, out·ma·neu·vers
1. To overcome (an opponent) by artful, clever maneuvering.
2. To excel in maneuverability: The car outmaneuvers all others of its class.
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out•ma•neu•ver
(ˌaʊt məˈnu vər)v.t.
1. to outwit or defeat by maneuvering.
2. to surpass in maneuvering.
[1790–1800]
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outmaneuver
Past participle: outmaneuvered
Gerund: outmaneuvering
| Imperative |
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| outmaneuver |
| outmaneuver |
| Present |
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| I outmaneuver |
| you outmaneuver |
| he/she/it outmaneuvers |
| we outmaneuver |
| you outmaneuver |
| they outmaneuver |
| Preterite |
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| I outmaneuvered |
| you outmaneuvered |
| he/she/it outmaneuvered |
| we outmaneuvered |
| you outmaneuvered |
| they outmaneuvered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am outmaneuvering |
| you are outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it is outmaneuvering |
| we are outmaneuvering |
| you are outmaneuvering |
| they are outmaneuvering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have outmaneuvered |
| you have outmaneuvered |
| he/she/it has outmaneuvered |
| we have outmaneuvered |
| you have outmaneuvered |
| they have outmaneuvered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was outmaneuvering |
| you were outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it was outmaneuvering |
| we were outmaneuvering |
| you were outmaneuvering |
| they were outmaneuvering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had outmaneuvered |
| you had outmaneuvered |
| he/she/it had outmaneuvered |
| we had outmaneuvered |
| you had outmaneuvered |
| they had outmaneuvered |
| Future |
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| I will outmaneuver |
| you will outmaneuver |
| he/she/it will outmaneuver |
| we will outmaneuver |
| you will outmaneuver |
| they will outmaneuver |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have outmaneuvered |
| you will have outmaneuvered |
| he/she/it will have outmaneuvered |
| we will have outmaneuvered |
| you will have outmaneuvered |
| they will have outmaneuvered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be outmaneuvering |
| you will be outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it will be outmaneuvering |
| we will be outmaneuvering |
| you will be outmaneuvering |
| they will be outmaneuvering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been outmaneuvering |
| you have been outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it has been outmaneuvering |
| we have been outmaneuvering |
| you have been outmaneuvering |
| they have been outmaneuvering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been outmaneuvering |
| you will have been outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it will have been outmaneuvering |
| we will have been outmaneuvering |
| you will have been outmaneuvering |
| they will have been outmaneuvering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been outmaneuvering |
| you had been outmaneuvering |
| he/she/it had been outmaneuvering |
| we had been outmaneuvering |
| you had been outmaneuvering |
| they had been outmaneuvering |
| Conditional |
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| I would outmaneuver |
| you would outmaneuver |
| he/she/it would outmaneuver |
| we would outmaneuver |
| you would outmaneuver |
| they would outmaneuver |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have outmaneuvered |
| you would have outmaneuvered |
| he/she/it would have outmaneuvered |
| we would have outmaneuvered |
| you would have outmaneuvered |
| they would have outmaneuvered |
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Verb 1. outmaneuver - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
outgeneral - surpass in generalship
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