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outmanoeuvre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
out-ma-noeu-vre
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English manoeuvre English outmanoeuvre From out- + manoeuvre.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outmanoeuvres (present, singular) outmanoeuvring (participle, present) outmanoeuvred (participle, past) outmanoeuvred (past) outmaneuver (alternative) outmanoeuver (alternative) outmanœuvre (alternative) outmanœuver (alternative)

Synonyms

outmaneuver outsmart

Questions

What does outmanoeuvre mean?
To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.
Where does outmanoeuvre come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English manoeuvre English outmanoeuvre From out- + manoeuvre.

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