outsmart

[ out-smahrt ]

/ ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt /

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verb (used with object)

to get the better of (someone); outwit.

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Idioms about outsmart

outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like: This time he may have outsmarted himself.

Origin of outsmart

1925–30; out- + smart (adj.)

Words nearby outsmart

outsit, outsize, outskirt, outskirts, outsleep, outsmart, outsoar, outsold, outsole, outsource, outspan

How to use outsmart in a sentence

Enabling a fast-paced, cloud-powered collaboration culture is critical to rapidly growing companies, positioning them to out innovate, outperform, and outsmart their competitors.
Rediscover trust in cybersecurity|Martha Leibs|October 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Finally, if Facebook is going to engage in federal legislation around issues like privacy restrictions, new antitrust standards or the repeal of Section 230, they should stop trying to outsmart and outspend everyone.
Where does Facebook go from here?|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
Getting there required a secret alliance that outsmarted the show’s troubled history.
The problem with ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’|Inkoo Kang|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
The idea of pulling off the perfect crime, outsmarting the law, and making your getaway — in the movies, it’d been romanticized.
The ballad of the Chowchilla bus kidnapping|Kaleb Horton|July 23, 2021|Vox

If such mutations originate in areas without widespread vaccine coverage, they may continue to evolve enough to outsmart currently authorized vaccines.
The First COVID-19 Vaccines Shipped Through COVAX Were Administered in the Ivory Coast|Jamie Ducharme|March 1, 2021|Time
With no weapons onboard, the crew is forced to outsmart the pirates.
Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is where you can outsmart the regime with cunning patience.
Former East Timor President José Ramos-Horta’s Advice For Syrian Rebels|José Ramos-Horta|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He tried to outsmart the instructors by resting the back of his head on a buoy in the pool.
Inside Seal Team Six by Don Mann Excerpt|Don Mann|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But like millions of others, I went through phases when I was cocksure I could outsmart the market.
Return of the Day Trader|Lee Eisenberg|April 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
With his self-centered juvenile mind, he never thought anyone would try to outsmart him and succeed.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Just stay alive and you can outsmart these savages, he repeated ironically to himself.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
A half-crazy kid and yours truly trying to outsmart and out-Tarzan these wild men.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
Don't try to outsmart your interrogator by giving false information.
I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon|Richard Sabia
It's cat and mouse, who can outsmart whom, hunter versus hunted fun.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for outsmart

outsmart

/ (ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt) /

verb

(tr) informal to get the better of; outwit

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