outgeneral
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Lincoln's friend in Kansas, instead of securing that delegation for him, had suffered the Seward men to outgeneral him, and the prospects were by no means flattering.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by William H. Herndon
There were many signs, and I had to be always on the lookout to outgeneral them.
From Death Valley in '49 by William Lewis Manly
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 John Henry Goldfrap
But possibly we can think up some way to outgeneral him.”
From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by John Henry Goldfrap
When I met you today I at once knew it was all up with me unless I could outgeneral you—and I think I have.
From The Mystery of Monastery Farm by H. R. Naylor
I don't know when I have ever been as comprehensively and pleasurably outgeneraled as I am when I read Martin.
From Time ● Jul. 9, 2011
At every turn King outgeneraled Montgomery's white officials.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even while the issue remained in doubt, it was evident that the Japanese had outgeneraled the Allies.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Big Bill" was seriously extended and outgeneraled by Richards during four smashing sets.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Fortune, it seems, was not to be thus outgeneraled.
From Darius the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
Out-gunning and outgeneraling the U.S. players at every turn, Sedgman never let either of his opponents get really set, much less launch an attack.
From Time Magazine Archive
The smile was that of the conquering hero, outgeneraling in retreat allied forces outnumbering his small army a thousand times.
From Cupid's Middleman by Edward B. Lent
"The Building Fund" tells the story of the outgeneraling of grasping son and conniving daughter's daughter by a hard old woman of the strong farmer class in the west of Ireland.
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Cornelius Weygandt
By the spring of 1942, Slim admits, "we, the Allies, had been outmanoeuvred, outfought, and outgeneralled."
From Time Magazine Archive
As late as 1672, Adrian Van der Knoope commanded a ship under De Ruyter when he outgeneralled the English in Southwold Bay.
From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He had been outfought, outmanoeuvred, outflanked, and outgeneralled!
From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Blake was completely outgeneralled, and as Sir Hector had been fortunate enough to catch the speaker's eye first, there was no help for it.
From The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion by Sir Joseph Pope
The Thebans had been outgeneralled, and were dismayed by the result.
From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
He is a master tactician, and wins most of his matches by outgeneralling the other player.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by William (Bill) Tatem Tilden
