outman

[out-man]

out·man

[out-man]
verb (used with object), out·manned, out·man·ning.
to surpass in manpower.

Origin:
1685–95; out- + man1
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outman (ˌaʊtˈmæn)
 
vb , -mans, -manning, -manned
1.  to surpass in manpower
2.  to surpass in manliness

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