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单词 outcraft
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outcraftv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈkrɑːft/, /ˌaʊtˈkraft/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈkræft/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, craft n.
Etymology: < out- prefix + craft n. Compare earlier out-crafty v.In quot. 1879 perhaps echoing quot. a1616 at out-crafty v.
transitive. To surpass in craftiness or cunning; to outwit.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of
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circumvene1526
crossbitec1555
circumvent1564
gleek1577
outreach1579
fob1583
overreach1594
fub1600
encompassa1616
out-craftya1616
out-knave1648
mump1649
jockey1708
come1721
nail1735
slew1813
Jew1825
to sew up1837
to play (it) low down (on)1864
outfox1872
beat1873
outcraft1879
to get a beat on1889
old soldier1892
to put one over1905
to get one over on1912
to get one over1921
outsmart1926
shaft1959
1879 H. N. Hudson Hamlet 24 Claudius must get up very early, and be very busy when up, to out-craft him.
a1917 in J. P. Baxter Greatest of Lit. Problems (1917) xvi. 567 Elizabeth, who thought to outcraft all the powers that be, suppressed all hints of her marriage.
1997 Computer Reseller News (Nexis) 3 Nov. With a lot more players, resellers need to outcraft the competition even more.
2001 Independent (Nexis) 19 Dec. 20 Taylor beat..Bristow in the 1990 final, outcrafting the crafty Cockney with the help of a spectacular 170 finish - treble 20, treble 20, bull.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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