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Verb: outmanoeuvre  ,awt-mu'noo-vu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: outmaneuver)
  1. Defeat by more skilful manoeuvring
    "The English troops outmanoeuvred the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmanoeuvre the boss in most situations"; "The English troops outmanoeuvred the Germans";
    - outmaneuver [US], outsmart

Derived forms: outmanoeuvred, outmanoeuvres, outmanoeuvring

Type of: best, outdo, outflank, outgun, trump

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