Outwit

[aʊt'wɪt] or [,aʊt'wɪt]

Definition

(verb.) beat through cleverness and wit; 'I beat the traffic'; 'She outfoxed her competitors'.

Typed by Humphrey--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft.

(n.) The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a march upon.[2]. Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon.

Typist: Rex

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Outgeneral, circumvent,[See CIRCUMVENT]

Typist: Margery

Definition

v.t. to surpass in wit or ingenuity: to defeat by superior ingenuity:—pr.p. outwit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. outwit′ted.

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