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outsmart

[ out-smahrt ]
/ ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt /
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verb (used with object)

to get the better of (someone); outwit.

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Words related to outsmart

outmaneuver, baffle, outfox, deceive, outdo, circumvent, bamboozle, dupe, cheat, gull, confuse, have, defraud, trick, bewilder, top, finagle, beat, overreach, worst

Words nearby outsmart

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

Idioms for 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.)
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British Dictionary definitions for outsmarted

outsmart
/ (ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt) /

verb

(tr) informal to get the better of; outwit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012