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View usage for: (aʊtwɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense outwits, present participle outwitting, past tense, past participle outwittedverbIf you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a clever trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. To win the presidency, he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party. [VERB noun] Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint. [VERB noun] Synonyms: outsmart, get the better of, circumvent, outperform More Synonyms of outwit outwit in British English (ˌaʊtˈwɪt) verbWord forms: -wits, -witting or -witted (transitive)1. to get the better of by cunning or ingenuity 2. archaic to be of greater intelligence than outwit in American English (ˌaʊtˈwɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoutˈwitted or ˌoutˈwitting1. to overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness 2. Archaic to be more intelligent than Examples of 'outwit' in a sentenceoutwit British English: outwit VERB If you outwit someone, you use your intelligence or a trick to defeat them or to gain an advantage over them. To win the presidency he first had to outwit his rivals. - American English: outwit
- Brazilian Portuguese: passar a perna em
- Chinese: 智胜
- European Spanish: ser más listo que
- French: se montrer plus malin que
- German: überlisten
- Italian: superare in astuzia
- Japanese: 出し抜く
- Korean: ~보다 한 수 앞서다
- European Portuguese: passar a perna em
- Latin American Spanish: ser más listo que
Definition to gain an advantage over (someone) by cunning or ingenuity To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the party. Synonyms get the better of outperform go one better than (informal) put one over on (informal) outfox run rings round (informal) pull a fast one on (informal) outthink outjockey Additional synonymsDefinition to outwit (a person) It is a veiled attempt to change gun laws by circumventing legislators. Synonyms outwit, trick, mislead, thwart, deceive, dupe, beguile, outflank, hoodwink, outgeneral Definition to gain an advantage over (someone) by skilful dealing She has shown once again that she is capable of outmanoeuvring her opponents. Synonyms outwit, outdo, get the better of, circumvent, outflank, outsmart, steal a march on (informal), put one over on (informal), outfox, run rings round (informal), outthink, outgeneral, outjockey |