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UK
/aʊtsmˈɑːt/
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[ US /ˈaʊtsˌmɑɹt/ ]
[ US /ˈaʊtsˌmɑɹt/ ]
VERB
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beat through cleverness and wit
She outfoxed her competitors
I beat the traffic -
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations
How To Use outsmart In A Sentence
- How does it feel when you the ones who are outsmarted? Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth
- He thought he'd outsmarted us into taking one of the worst ideas of the world and holding it in the palm of our hand.
- Rather than outfight the troll, for example, Mirka outsmarts it -- a traditional idea in Jewish stories about using brains rather than brawn. Unlikely Jewish Heroine Hailed As 'Pure Enchantment'
- The girls do want to outsmart the boys outside the home turf.
- For it is not they that outsmart us, but the capacity of genetic mutations to mimic intelligence in a way that can "outsmart" even "intelligent designers" such as human drug researchers. Outsmarted by the Unintelligent
- Introduced in 2008, the Ram 1500 is a game changer in terms of its ability to "outsmart" and Autoblog
- You have talent and strategic use of sophisticated systems and tactics outsmart your opponent it?
- But if you and your mystery man think you can outsmart me, you've got a big shock coming. FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
- ‘I should've beaten him but he just outsmarted me today,’ he said.
- Scotland has a reputation for canny money management, and frequently outsmarts London's high-flyers.
