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[ out-wit ] / ˌaʊtˈwɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outwit ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting.to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent. Archaic. to surpass in wisdom or knowledge. Origin of outwitFirst recorded in 1645–55; out- + wit1 SYNONYMS FOR outwit1 outguess, outfox, outmaneuver, outthink, finesse. SEE SYNONYMS FOR outwit ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby outwitoutwash plain, outwatch, outwear, outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outwitWill a sage coach like John Calipari be able to outwit a relative newcomer in Kevin Ollie, he of a mere two seasons on the job? Was Aaron Harrison’s Game-Winning Three-Pointer ‘Clutch’?|Robert Silverman|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Doris Lessing invented Jane Somers to outwit indifferent publishers. The Real Story of "O"|Robert McCrum|January 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST The layman could not outwit him, it is true, but he could steal something of the craft that he could not rival. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General|Charles Lever The Princess saw that her only hope was to outwit the fox, and she immediately thought of a plan to gain her end. Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book|Edmund Dulac
The canceling of the terms of indenture, he regarded as a secret act, intended merely to outwit his opponent. Benjamin Franklin, A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago|John S. C. Abbott The vulgar acquired the quibbling method of the schools, and employed it to outwit the less cunning. History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz "I don't expect we shall be, but if we are, I think I can promise to outwit them," Campbell assured him.
British Dictionary definitions for outwit
verb -wits, -witting or -witted (tr)to get the better of by cunning or ingenuity archaic to be of greater intelligence than Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outwitdeceive, outfox, outmaneuver, cheat, gull, confuse, hoax, have, circumvent, defraud, trick, bewilder, outsmart, top, finagle, bamboozle, beat, baffle, overreach, worst |