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Definition of Outsmart

1. Verb. Beat through cleverness and wit. "Sam cannot outsmart Sue "; "She outfoxed her competitors"

2. Verb. Defeat by more skillful maneuvering. "The fighter managed to outsmart his opponent"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

Definition of Outsmart

1. Verb. (transitive) to beat in a competition of wits ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outsmart

1. to outwit [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: outwit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outsmart

outsleep outsleeping outsleeps outslept outslick outslicked outslicking outslicks outslid outslide

outsliding outslug outslugged outslugging outslugs outsmart (current term) outsmarted outsmarting outsmarts outsmell

outsmelled outsmelling outsmells outsmelt outsmile outsmiled outsmiles outsmiling outsmoke outsmoked

Literary usage of Outsmart

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Exit by Mihai Nadin (2004)
"A good grade means nothing if it's not a step in your own growth. Every time you think you outsmart others by giving only what they expect, you outsmart ..."

2. The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist by Jacques Vallee (1982)
"No matter how skilled you get, there is always something more you can do with it, there is always someone who can outsmart you with the same device. ..."

3. Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism by Alexander J. Motyl (1993)
"Troy is lost, but the Ukrainian Cossacks outsmart their enemies, enjoy the favor of the gods, and eat and drink their way toward founding ..."

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