outmanoeuvre

/,autmə'nu:və/ Cách viết khác : (outmanoeuvre) /,autmə'nu:və/

Thân thiện

The chess player tries to outmanoeuvre his opponent.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gain an advantage over an opponent or competitor by using superior skill, planning, or strategy. It implies being more clever or tactically adept in a situation, often in a competitive or confrontational context.

Usage

The verb "outmanoeuvre" is used to describe a strategic victory where one party surpasses another through smarter or more effective tactics. It is typically used in contexts involving competition, conflict, or complex interactions. - It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (the person or group that is outmanoeuvred). - It often appears in the past tense (e.g., outmanoeuvred) to describe a completed action. - The spelling "outmaneuver" is common in American English.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The smaller company outmanoeuvred its larger rival by securing the key patent first.
  • In the debate, she skillfully outmanoeuvred her opponent by anticipating every argument.
  • The general's plan was to outmanoeuvre the enemy forces rather than confront them directly.

Advanced Usage

• "to outmanoeuvre someone into a position": To use strategy to force someone into a disadvantageous situation.
  • The negotiator outmanoeuvred them into accepting the lower offer.
• The concept often extends beyond physical movement to include abstract competition in business, politics, or social situations.

Variants and Related Words

• Outmaneuver (verb): The preferred American English spelling of "outmanoeuvre".
• Manoeuvre (UK) / Maneuver (US) (noun/verb): A planned and controlled movement or series of moves; to guide skillfully. This is the root word.
• Outflank (verb): A more specific military term meaning to go around the side of an enemy position; often used figuratively similar to "outmanoeuvre".

Synonyms

• Outwit: To defeat by being more clever or intelligent.
• Outsmart: To gain an advantage over someone by being smarter or more cunning.
• Outplay: To perform better than an opponent in a game or sport (can be a subset of outmanoeuvring).

Related Phrases

• To gain the upper hand: To achieve a position of advantage or control (a possible result of outmanoeuvring).
• To be one step ahead: To anticipate and act before someone else does (a method of outmanoeuvring).

Học thuật

Verb

1. defeat by more skillful maneuvering
   • The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
   • My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations

Từ đồng nghĩa

• outmaneuver
• outsmart