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    outwit
    /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/

    verb

    • 1. deceive by greater ingenuity: "Ray had outwitted many an opponent"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOUTWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OUTWIT definition: 1. to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick: 2. to get…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › outwitOutwit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OUTWIT is to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart. How to use outwit in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOUTWIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OUTWIT meaning: 1. to get an advantage over someone by acting more cleverly and often by using a trick: 2. to get…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOUTWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoutwit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of outwit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › outwitOutwit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    So someone who outwits another person knows more — or at least knows more than the person thought. You can outwit someone with clever words, or with craftiness on the playing field. An unexpected strategy can help one side outwit the other on the battlefield.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryOUTWIT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. [...]

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of outwit – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    OUTWIT definition: to get an advantage over someone by doing something clever and deceiving them: . Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › outwitOutwit - definition of outwit by The Free Dictionary

    Define outwit. outwit synonyms, outwit pronunciation, outwit translation, English dictionary definition of outwit. tr.v. out·wit·ted , out·wit·ting , out·wits To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart: To win at chess, you must outwit your opponent.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › outwit_voutwit, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/ owt-WIT. See pronunciation. Where does the verb outwit come from? Earliest known use. mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the verb outwit is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for outwit is from around 1630, in Cleocreton & Cloryana. outwit is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, wit n. See etymology.