outmove

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verb

To move faster or more skilfully than; to outmaneuver.

OriginEnglish move ← Middle English moven ← Old Northern French mover →
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Meanings

verboutmove (third-person singular simple present outmoves, present participle outmoving, simple past and past participle outmoved)

present singular third person outmoves · participle present outmoving · participle past outmoved · past outmoved

  1. transitiveTo move faster or more skilfully than; to outmaneuver.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmovēre
  11. Old Northern Frenchmover
  12. Middle Englishmoven
  13. Englishmove
  14. Englishoutmove

From out- + move.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

outmove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmove

MLA

“outmove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmove. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outmove,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmove.

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