outfox
[ out-foks ]
verb (used with object)
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.
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How to use outfox in a sentence
Those foolish enough to form a unified theory of Kyrie Irving have spent a decade getting outfoxed by a mercurial weirdo, but I, writer Corbin Smith, believe that I have cracked the code.
When you are weak militarily, you try to outfox the other side politically and diplomatically.
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British Dictionary definitions for outfox
outfox
/ (ˌaʊtˈfɒks) /
verb
(tr) to surpass in guile or cunning
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