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outwit

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out·wit  (out-wt)
tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits
1. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart.
2. Archaic To surpass in intelligence.

outwit
Verb
[-witting, -witted] to gain an advantage over (someone) by cunning or ingenuity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.outwit - 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"

outwit
verb outsmart, (informal) get the better of, circumvent, outperform, 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
outwit [autˈwɪt] vtser más listo que

outwit [autˈwɪt] vtse montrer plus malin que

outwit [autˈwɪt] vtüberlisten

outwit [autˈwɪt] vtsuperare in astuzia

outwit
v outwit [autˈwit]
to defeat (someone) by being cleverer than he is She managed to outwit the police and escape. uitoorlê, fop, kul يَفوقُه حيلَةً ودهاءً надхитрям přelstít narre überlisten ξεγελώ με την εξυπνάδα μου burlar, ser más listo que üle kavaldama ترفند بهتری زدن olla nokkelampi se montrer plus malin que לְהַעֲרִים עַל- ज्यादा होशियार हो कर दूसरे को परास्त कर देना nadmudriti túljár vki eszén mengalahkan kepandaian leika á superare (in astuzia) だしぬく ...의 의표를 찌르다, 속이다 pergudrauti pārspēt viltībā mengakali te slim af zijn narre, overliste przechytrzyć passar a perna em a fi mai isteţ decât перехитрить oklamať prelisičiti nadmudriti överlista ชนะด้วยสติปัญญา mat etmek, aklıyla yenmek 以機智勝過,瞞騙 перехитрити ذہانت سے مغلوب ہونا đánh lừa


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They trick themselves into believing they will outwit the game and win to a future, leaving the other animals to the darkness of the grave or the annihilating heats of the crematory.
Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat.
Clattering with diction and dice, I outwit the solemn assistants: all those stern watchers, shall my will and purpose elude.
 
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