outwit
verb (used with object)
to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart.
has outwitted
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present perfectof outwit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As Onli writes in the exhibition catalog, “It’s the kind of taunting scene one encounters at the end of a Looney Tunes sketch when the Road Runner has outwitted Wile E. Coyote, yet again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
Authorities are wagering that they can fine-tune their response to the virus, even as it has outwitted health officials in the United States and Europe.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2020
The list of quarterbacks he has outwitted is littered with Hall of Famers: Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner, Jim Kelly, and on and on.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2019
The pika has also been known to consume birds when necessary and has outwitted the Chinese government for over 50 years.
From The Verge ● Mar. 6, 2016
“So that dirty-fingered fellow has outwitted you again! Capricorn won’t like that.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
