Outwit Definition

out-wĭt
outwits, outwitted, outwitting
verb
outwits, outwitted, outwitting
To overcome, or get the better of, by cunning or cleverness.
Webster's New World
To be more intelligent than.
Webster's New World
To outwit is to beat someone or defeat them because you are smarter or more clever.
If you beat your opponent at a game of strategy because you are more adept and more clever at the game, this is an example of when you outwit your opponent.
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Origin of Outwit

  • From out- +"Ž wit.

    From Wiktionary

Outwit Sentence Examples

  • Wynn watched their exchange, fascinated by the idea of seeing two bloodthirsty deities try to outwit one another.

  • Such is the universal law, which no man can ever outwit, and with regard to the railroad even we may say it is as broad as it is long.

  • The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him.

  • In the latter case its great speed, and the cunning endeavours it makes to outwit its canine pursuers, form the chief attractions of coursing.

  • Use multiple laser weapons and your reflexes outwit them.

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