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verb
To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: outwit, outthink, outmaneuver, outguess, outslick, overreach
Antonyms: none provided
verb
beat through cleverness and wit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: outwit, overreach, outsmart, beat, circumvent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
verb
outdo someone in trickery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox English outfox From out- + fox.
