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[ verb ] to fight better than; get the better of

Examples

"the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs" "The French forces outfought the Germans"

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

He had been a corps commander during the disastrous defeat and retreat of 1942 when the ill-prepared , ill-equipped British forces `` were outmaneuvered , outfought and outgeneraled '' .

Related terms

beat

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