outgeneral

American

[out-jen-er-uhl] / ˌaʊtˈdʒɛn ər əl /

verb (used with object)

outgeneraled, outgeneraling, outgeneralled, outgeneralling

to outdo or surpass in generalship.

outgeneral British

/ ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl /

verb

(tr) to surpass in generalship

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Etymology

Origin of outgeneral

First recorded in 1760–70; out- + general

Example Sentences

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There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.

From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis

Well, as anybody at the Drones will tell you, Bertram Wooster is a pretty hard chap to outgeneral.

From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

He had spent four hundred dollars in recovering one third of the stolen money, and had suffered the thief to outgeneral him.

From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by Naylor, H. R.

From the description it was Berghoff, the spy of a powerful European nation whose ambition it is to outgeneral all other powers on the sea.

From The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam by Goldfrap, John Henry

Then I saw an elderly gentleman pacing back and forth between two feminine chatterboxes, and trying to outgeneral the two happy people.

From A Romance in Transit by Lynde, Francis

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