Definition of outwit Outwit

/awˈtwɪˌt/ - [awtwit] - out•wit

We found 6 definitions of outwit from 5 different sources.

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What does outwit mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

outwits, outwitting, outwitted  

outwit - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
  overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
  outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • outwit (Verb)
    To get the better of ; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • outwit (v. t.)
    To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft.
  • outwit (n.)
    The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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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  • outwit, verb, present, 1st person singular of outwit (infinitive).
  • outwit, verb (infinitive).

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