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outmanipulate

verb out·ma·nip·u·late \ ˌau̇t-mə-ˈni-pyə-ˌlāt \

Definition of outmanipulate

outmanipulated; outmanipulating
transitive verb
: to outdo or surpass in manipulating
  • But she's smarter than any of these bad boys figure, and the movie watches her adroitly outmanipulate these professional manipulators …
  • —Stephen Hunter

First Known Use of outmanipulate

1880

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