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outmaneuver

outmaneuver

verb

Definition of OUTMANEUVER

to get the better of through cleverness <outmaneuvered his congressional opponent by co-opting his call for change in Washington>

Synonyms fox, outfox, outmaneuver, outslick, outsmart, outthink, overreach

Related Words outguess, second-guess; baffle, balk, circumvent, foil, frustrate, thwart; cozen, deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; conquer, defeat, lick, overcome; bar, block, hinder, impede, obstruct

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