Outsmart

//aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To beat in a competition of wits. transitive

    "Maldonado, who is in only his second season in Formula 1, won the Spanish Grand Prix after his team outsmarted Ferrari with pit-stop timing."

  2. 2
    beat through cleverness and wit wordnet
  3. 3
    defeat by more skillful maneuvering wordnet

Synonyms

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outwitoutfoxoutfoxoutmaneuveroutwitbaffle

Example

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"Tom didn't expect that Mary would outsmart him."

Etymology

From out- + smart.

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