outfox

Verb

Synonyms: outwit overreach outsmart beat circumvent

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

outdo someone in trickery
beat through cleverness and wit“I beat the traffic”“She outfoxed her competitors”Synonyms: outwit overreach outsmart beat circumvent

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

outfox \out*fox"\ (out`f[o^]ks") v. t. [out + fox; from the supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey.] To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart. [PJC]