- outwit
- transitive verb (-witted; -witting) Date: 1643 1. to get the better of by superior cleverness ; outsmart 2. archaic to surpass in wisdom
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Outwit — Out*wit , v. t. 1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning. [1913 Webster] 2. To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers and left the country undetected. [PJC] They did so much… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outwit — Out wit, n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; opposed to {inwit}. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outwit — index betray (lead astray), circumvent, defeat, dupe, elude, ensnare, evade (deceive) … Law dictionary
outwit — (v.) to get the better of by superior wits, 1650s, from OUT (Cf. out) + WIT (Cf. wit). Related: Outwitted; outwitting … Etymology dictionary
outwit — *frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent Analogous words: defeat, overcome, surmount (see CONQUER): *prevent, preclude, obviate, avert: overreach, *cheat, defraud … New Dictionary of Synonyms
outwit — has inflected forms outwitted, outwitting … Modern English usage
outwit — / outsmart [v] get the better of; figure out before another baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, bewilder, cap, cheat, circumvent, con*, confuse, deceive, defeat, defraud, dupe, end run*, fake out*, finagle*, fox*, goose*, gull*, have*, hoax, hoodwink,… … New thesaurus
outwit — ► VERB (outwitted, outwitting) ▪ deceive by greater ingenuity … English terms dictionary
outwit — [out΄wit′] vt. outwitted, outwitting 1. to overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness 2. Archaic to be more intelligent than … English World dictionary
outwit — [[t]a͟ʊtwɪ̱t[/t]] outwits, outwitting, outwitted VERB If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. [V n] To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the… … English dictionary
outwit — UK [ˌaʊtˈwɪt] / US [aʊtˈwɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms outwit : present tense I/you/we/they outwit he/she/it outwits present participle outwitting past tense outwitted past participle outwitted to gain an advantage over someone, especially by… … English dictionary
