outwit
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- beat through cleverness and wit“I beat the traffic”“She outfoxed her competitors”Synonyms: overreachoutsmartoutfoxbeatcircumvent
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Outwit \Out*wit"\, v. t.
1.To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning. [1913 Webster]
2.To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers and left the country undetected. [PJC]
They did so much outwit and outwealth us !— Gauden.[1913 Webster]
Outwit \Out"wit\, n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]