outwit

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verb (used with object),out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting.
  1. to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.

  2. Archaic. to surpass in wisdom or knowledge.

Origin of outwit

1
First recorded in 1645–55; out- + wit1

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outwit

/ (ˌaʊtˈwɪt) /


verb-wits, -witting or -witted (tr)
  1. to get the better of by cunning or ingenuity

  2. archaic to be of greater intelligence than

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