outplay
verb
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Pronunciation: /aʊtˈpleɪ/
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English play English outplay From out- + play.
- To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than.
“We were outplayed at tennis, but we outplayed them at football.”
“When Littlefinger really starts to bare his teeth, talking about a game he plays where he assumes the worst of people’s intentions, I started to hope the producers had outplayed us one last time, and that he was aware they were trying to play him.”