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    outwit
    /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/

    verb

    • 1. deceive by greater ingenuity: "Ray had outwitted many an opponent"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OUTWIT definition: 1. to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick: 2. to get…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outwitOutwit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OUTWIT is to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart. How to use outwit in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOUTWIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OUTWIT meaning: 1. to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick: 2. to get…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › outwitOUTWIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Outwit definition: to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart. See examples of OUTWIT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. To win the presidency, he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party. [VERB noun] Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint. [VERB noun]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › outwitOutwit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    So someone who outwits another person knows more — or at least knows more than the person thought. You can outwit someone with clever words, or with craftiness on the playing field. An unexpected strategy can help one side outwit the other on the battlefield.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoutwit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of outwit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › outwitOutwit Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be more intelligent than. Webster's New World. To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits. Wiktionary. Synonyms: beat. circumvent. outfox. outsmart. overreach. victimize. thwart. outgeneral. jockey. hoodwink. frustrate.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishOUTWIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    OUTWIT definition: to get an advantage over someone by doing something clever and deceiving them: . Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › outwitOutwit - definition of outwit by The Free Dictionary

    Define outwit. outwit synonyms, outwit pronunciation, outwit translation, English dictionary definition of outwit. tr.v. out·wit·ted , out·wit·ting , out·wits To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart: To win at chess, you must outwit your opponent.