outsmart
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out·smart
(out-smärt′)tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts
To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit.
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outsmart
(ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt)vb
(tr) informal to get the better of; outwit
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out•smart
(ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt)v.t.
to get the better of (someone); outwit.
Idioms: outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself through the very schemes one has perpetrated to promote one's own welfare or profit.
[1925–30]
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outsmart
Past participle: outsmarted
Gerund: outsmarting
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Verb | 1. | outsmart - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
2. | outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" outgeneral - surpass in generalship |
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outsmart
verb (Informal) outwit, trick, take in (informal), cheat, sting (informal), deceive, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), get the better of, swindle, circumvent, outperform, make a fool of (informal), outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), outthink, outjockey a hoaxer who managed to outsmart the world's top journalists
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outsmart
verbTo get the better of by cleverness or cunning:
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