outmasterv.
/ˌaʊtˈmɑːstə/, /ˌaʊtˈmastə/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈmæstər/ transitive. To overcome in a struggle for superiority or mastery.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)]
overcomeeOE
forecomec1000
overwieldlOE
masterc1225
overmaistrie1340
overmatcha1375
overpassa1382
surmount1390
to have the fairer (of)c1400
maistriec1400
overmasterc1425
winc1440
overc1485
bestride1526
rixlec1540
overreach1555
control1567
overmate1567
govern1593
to give (a person) the lurch1598
get1600
to gain cope of1614
top1633
to fetch overa1640
down1641
to have the whip hand (of)1680
carberry1692
to cut down1713
to be more than a match for1762
outflank1773
outmaster1799
outgeneral1831
weather1834
best1839
fore-reach1845
to beat a person at his (also her, etc.) own game1849
scoop1850
euchrec1866
bemaster1871
negotiate1888
to do down1900
to get (someone) wetc1926
lick1946
1799 H. Gurney Cupid & Psyche vi. 12 E'en in her shroud outmasters [(ed. 2) o'ermasters] fear.
1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad II. 180 Their conscience struggled to suppress the truth; Their deep designs outmaster'd by a youth.
1860 S. Smiles Self-help (new ed.) vii. 171 Though your force be less than another's, you equal and outmaster your opponent if you continue it longer and concentrate it more.
1943 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 37 17 Let us, then, in the hard years that lie ahead, outmaster the masters of our science who have gone before.
1997 Amer. Hist. Rev. 102 854/2 The Soviets were poorly led at first but quickly adapted to the new style of warfare and then outmastered their German foes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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