outgame

transitive verb

out·​game

: to surpass in courage or stamina

could outthink, outfight, and outgame the best the enemy could send against them

—Foster Hailey

will outgame and will finally run down and catch any deer

—S. P. McCall

Word History

Etymology

out- + game, adjective

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