outwit

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has inflected forms outwitted, outwitting.

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verb

To get the better of by cleverness or cunning: outmaneuver, outsmart, outthink, overreach. See win/lose/recovery.

IN BRIEF: To win through cleverness.

Bre'r Rabbit prides himself in being able to outwit Bre'r Fox every time.

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• Strategy and Tactics - outwit: (vb) use superior cunning or ingenuity to get the better of; outfox; outsmart
• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - outwit: get the better of by superior ingenuity and clever thinking; outsmart

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See words rhyming with "outwit."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Outwit.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overliste, narre

Nederlands (Dutch)
te slim af zijn, verschalken

Français (French)
v. tr. - être plus futé que, déjouer la surveillance de, déjouer les man¯uvres de (d'un opposant)

Deutsch (German)
v. - überlisten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερέχω σε εξυπνάδα (κν. φέρνω καπάκι)

Italiano (Italian)
mettere nel sacco

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sobrepujar em astúcia, levar a melhor

Русский (Russian)
перехитрить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ser más listo que, burlar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överlista

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
瞒骗, 以智取胜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 瞞騙, 以智取勝

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보다 나은 꾀로 지우다, 속이다, ~보다 지혜가 많다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 騙す, 出し抜く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفوقه فهما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הערים על, גבר על‬

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