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Definition of outgame

: to surpass in courage or stamina could outthink, outfight, and outgame the best the enemy could send against them— Foster Hailey will outgame and will finally run down and catch any deer— S. P. McCall

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out- + game, adjective

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“Outgame.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgame. Accessed 15 December 2019.

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