outbattle

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Etymology[edit]

out- +‎ battle

Verb[edit]

outbattle (third-person singular simple present outbattles, present participle outbattling, simple past and past participle outbattled)

  1. (transitive) To overcome in battle.
    • 2008 February 6, Lynn Zinser, “After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home”, in New York Times[1]:
      Frolov outbattled Rangers defenseman Fedor Tyutin for the puck behind the Rangers’ net and passed in front to Anze Kopitar for an open shot.

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