outsmart

out·smart  (out-smärt)

tr.v. out·smart·ed, out·smart·ing, out·smarts

To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit.

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outsmart [ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt]

vb

(tr) Informal to get the better of; outwit

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	outsmart - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat 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" outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" outgeneral - surpass in generalship

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outsmart

verb (Informal) outwit, trick, take in (informal), cheat, sting (informal), 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 a hoaxer who managed to outsmart the world's top journalists

Translations

outsmart [aʊtˈsmɑːt] VT to outsmart sb → ser más listo que algn; (= deceive) → engañar a algn

outsmart [ˌaʊtˈsmɑː^rt] vt → se montrer plus malin/igne que, se montrer plus futé(e) que

outsmart [ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt] vt → superare in astuzia