outposition

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verb

To obtain a better position than.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verboutposition (third-person singular simple present outpositions, present participle outpositioning, simple past and past participle outpositioned)

present singular third person outpositions · participle present outpositioning · participle past outpositioned · past outpositioned

  1. To obtain a better position than.

    The DRI turnaround strategy involved a wide range of attempts to outposition Microsoft.

    1985, Robert T. Fertig, The Software Revolution
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    The dribble is also used when driving toward the basket for a score, when trying to "outposition" an opponent, or when trying to clear from a congested area.

    1977, Thomas Kirk Cureton, Sports, Dance, and Related Activities, page 40

    Once the Japanese add the American blue prints to their own and fill out the "unknowns" of their knowledge, the Japanese will be able to outposition the U.S. in its single remaining and greatest industry — aerospace.

    1995, Andrew K. Hanami, The Military Might of Modern Japan, →ISBN, page 20

    If they tried to outmuscle me or outposition me that suited me because using my body was my strongest suit.

    2016, Jon Anderson, 100 Goals: The stars that kicked them, →ISBN

Origin

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APA

outposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outposition

MLA

“outposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outposition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outposition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outposition.

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