outfox

[out-foks]

verb (used with object)

1. to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver.

   Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.

outfox

/ ˌaʊtˈfɒks /

verb

1. (tr) to surpass in guile or cunning

Word History and Origins

Origin of outfox¹

First recorded in 1960–65; out- + fox

Example Sentences

There is a way that these repetitive movements can ward off calamities, outfox deterioration, at least to a point.

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So was my father’s, a sly teacher of life lessons to the end, who outfoxed me one final time.

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It screamed watershed moment, the forever luckless Clippers outfoxing the eternally exalted Lakers for the services of not one, but two superstars.

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In Chester-le-Street, he outfoxed West Indies with that understated routine of tricks.

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The Wallabies’ deft offloading, like the All Blacks seven days earlier, outfoxed England out wide as men were missed and passing channels left open.

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Related Words

• outdo 
• outwit