verbWord forms: -mans, -manning or -manned(transitive)
1.
to surpass in manpower
2.
to surpass in manliness
outman in American English
(ˌaʊtˈmæn)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoutˈmanned or ˌoutˈmanning
to surpass in number of men; outnumber
outman in American English
(ˌautˈmæn)
transitive verbWord forms: -manned, -manning
to surpass in manpower
Word origin
[1685–95; out- + man1]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accumulator, align, blowhole, protectorate, sideline