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Webster 1913 Edition
Outgeneral
Out-gen′er-al
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Outgeneraled
or Outgeneralled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Outgeneraling
or Outgeneralling
.] To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
Chesterfield.
Webster 1828 Edition
Outgeneral
OUTGEN'ERAL
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
outgeneral
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Verb
outgeneral (third-person singular simple present outgenerals, present participle outgeneralling or outgeneraling, simple past and past participle outgeneralled or outgeneraled)
- (transitive) To outdo or surpass (someone) in military skill or leadership.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 239:
- With far fewer troops at his disposal, Frederick had out-generaled and out-manoeuvred the flower of Austro-French chivalry – and out-strategized it too [...].
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 239: