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outsmart

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out·smart  (out-smärt)
tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts
To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit.

outsmart
Verb
Informal same as outwit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.outsmart - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
2.outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
outgeneral - surpass in generalship

outsmart
verb (Informal) outwit, trick, take in (informal) cheat, deceive, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic) get the better of, swindle, circumvent, outperform, make a fool of (informal) outmanoeuvre, go one better than (informal) put one over on (informal) outfox, run rings round (informal) pull a fast one on (informal) outthink, outjockey
Translations
outsmart [autˈsmɑːt] vtser más listo que
outsmart [autˈsmɑːt] vtse montrer plus malin/igne or futé(e) que
outsmart [autˈsmɑːt] vtaustricksen (inf)
outsmart [autˈsmɑːt] vtsuperare in astuzia


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