Rogets II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
finesse
VERB:
1. To outmaneuver (an opponent), especially with the aid of some extra resource: trump. Informal :one-up. SeeWIN. 2. To make, achieve, or get through contrivance or guile: engineer, worm. Informal :finagle, wangle. SeeGET, MAKE.