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outplay en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /aʊtˈpleɪ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.
   • We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.
   • When Littlefinger really starts to bare his teeth, talking about a game he plays where he assumes the worst of people’s intentions, I started to hope the producers had outplayed us one last time, and that he was aware they were trying to play him. 2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:

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