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outmaneuver en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. American standard spelling of outmanoeuvre.
    • Her banter with Cruise comes with wily amusement. She’s not intimidated by him; in fact, she matches him beat for beat and when the action moves to that long car chase scene she actually outmaneuvers him. 2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
outmaneuvered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outmaneuvered Tense=Past lexicographic
outmaneuvers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outmaneuvering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic