"out-Byzantine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: out-Byzantines [present, singular, third-person], out-Byzantining [participle, present], out-Byzantined [participle, past], out-Byzantined [past]
Etymology: From out- + Byzantine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|Byzantine}} out- + Byzantine Head templates: {{en-verb}} out-Byzantine (third-person singular simple present out-Byzantines, present participle out-Byzantining, simple past and past participle out-Byzantined)
  1. (transitive) To appear to be a more subtle negotiator than; to outsmart. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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