I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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Outwit
Synonyms for "outwit" (109 found)
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8 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- être plus malin verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
Māori
2 entries- rorerau verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
- whakawareware verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
Spanish
4 entries- aventajar verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
- burlar verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
- engañar verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
- ser más listo que verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
Swedish
1 entries- överlista verb (to beat in a battle of wits)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Who will outwit whom?
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Tom managed to outwit Mary.
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Amoebic dysentery is a type of diarrheal disease that affects millions around the globe annually. Passed around by contaminated water, amoebas get into people's intestines, causing bloody diarrhea. If left untreated, these single-cell organisms can eventually perforate the intestines, spread throughout the body and kill the host. As Rose Hoban reports, researchers are learning more about the amoeba's ability to outwit the body's immune system.
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