outpolitick en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + politick.
Meanings
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(transitive) To outdo in politics.
That Chicago would swallow the midwestern sea, smother it in concrete, or that the lake wielded enough strength to outpolitick even Mayor Richard J. Daley?
2004, Susan Power, Roofwalker, page 190:He could outpolitick even the most experienced professionals, and he possessed an uncanny sixth sense—he knew precisely the means necessary to win votes or get bills passed.
1991, Michael L. Kurtz, Morgan D. Peoples, Earl K. Long: The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outpoliticked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outpoliticked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outpoliticks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outpoliticking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |