What does outwit mean?
Definitions for outwit
ˌaʊtˈwɪtout·wit
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Princeton's WordNet
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventverb
beat through cleverness and wit
"I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
GCIDE
Outwitverb
To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers and left the country undetected.
Wiktionary
outwitverb
To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Outwitverb
To cheat; to overcome by stratagem.
Etymology: out and wit.
A fox may be out-witted, and a hare out-stript. Roger L'Estrange.
The truer hearted any man is, the more liable he is to be imposed on; and then the world calls it out-witting a man, when he is only out-knaved. Roger L'Estrange.
Nothing is more equal in justice, and indeed more natural in the direct consequence of effects and causes, than for men wickedly wise to out-wit themselves; and for such as wrestle with providence, to trip up their own heels. South.
After the death of Crassus, Pompey found himself out-witted by Cæsar and broke with him. Dryden.
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outwit
To outwit someone is to use cleverness, intelligence, or cunning strategies to gain an advantage over them, especially in competitive situations. This can involve strategic thinking, deception or simply thinking faster than the other person.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Outwit
owt-wit′, v.t. to surpass in wit or ingenuity: to defeat by superior ingenuity:—pr.p. outwit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. outwit′ted.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of outwit in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of outwit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of outwit in a Sentence
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
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