outfox

[out-foks]

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verb (used with object)

to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.

Origin of outfox

First recorded in 1960–65; out- + fox

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When you are weak militarily, you try to outfox the other side politically and diplomatically.
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José Ramos-Horta
July 17, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for outfox

outfox

verb

(tr) to surpass in guile or cunning

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Word Origin and History for outfox

v.

"outwit," 1939, from out + fox (q.v.). Related: Outfoxed; outfoxing.

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When you are weak militarily, you try to outfox the other side politically and diplomatically.

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