Meanings
verboutmanoeuvre (third-person singular simple present outmanoeuvres, present participle outmanoeuvring, simple past and past participle outmanoeuvred)
present singular third person outmanoeuvres · participle present outmanoeuvring · participle past outmanoeuvred · past outmanoeuvred · alternative outmaneuver · alternative outmanoeuver · alternative outmanœuvre · alternative outmanœuver
- UKtransitiveTo perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Englishmanoeuvre
- Englishoutmanoeuvre
Translations
German ausmanövrieren
- ausmanövrierento perform manoeuvres more successfully than
Māori whakamīere
- whakamīereto perform manoeuvres more successfully than
Polish wymanewrowywać, wymanewrować
- wymanewrowywaćto perform manoeuvres more successfully than
- wymanewrowaćto perform manoeuvres more successfully than
Romanian dejuca planuri
- dejuca planurito perform manoeuvres more successfully than
Swedish utmanövrera
- utmanövrerato perform manoeuvres more successfully than
Cite this entry
APA
outmanoeuvre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmanoeuvre
MLA
“outmanoeuvre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmanoeuvre. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outmanoeuvre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmanoeuvre.
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