verbWord forms: -als, -alling, -alledWord forms: US-als, -aling or -aled
(transitive)
to surpass in generalship
outgeneral in American English
(ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoutˈgeneraled or ˌoutˈgeneralled, ˌoutˈgeneraling or ˌoutˈgeneralling
to surpass in leadership or management
outgeneral in American English
(ˌautˈdʒenərəl)
transitive verbWord forms: -aled, -aling or esp Brit -alled, -alling
to outdo or surpass in generalship
Word origin
[1760–70; out- + general]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boutique, broadcast, letdown, lockup, right of wayout- is a prefixal use of the adverb out, occurring in various senses in compounds (outcast; outcome; outside), and serving also to form many transitive verbs denoting a going beyond, surpassing,or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid; outdo; outgeneral; outlast; outstay; outrate)