outwitted

Variant of outwit

outwit definition

out·wit (o̵ut′wit′)

transitive verb outwitted -·wit′·ted, outwitting -·wit′·ting

  1. to overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness
  2. Archaic to be more intelligent than

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