Definition of "outmanoeuvre" []

• To surpass, or get an advantage of, in manoeuvring; to outgeneral. (verb)

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• "So instinct suggests that Henry could outmanoeuvre Jack Warner were he minded to apply three of his braincells to the task."
• "As England become increasingly excluded from the table, it seems reasonable to conclude that we will soon struggle to gain even a handle on our foes, let alone outmanoeuvre them."
• "We all want to believe that doing the right thing leads to resolution, but the complicated machinations of the human brain far outmanoeuvre our efforts to achieve a semblance of control over our psyche."