outfox

[ out-foks ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.

Origin of outfox

1
First recorded in 1960–65; out- + fox

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British Dictionary definitions for outfox

outfox

/ (ˌaʊtˈfɒks) /


verb
  1. (tr) to surpass in guile or cunning

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