Pronunciations
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/aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/
Verb
To beat in a competition of wits.
Usage- Transitive
- Examples
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Maldonado, who is in only his second season in Formula 1, won the Spanish Grand Prix after his team outsmarted Ferrari with pit-stop timing.
Verb
beat through cleverness and wit
- Examples
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I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
- Synonyms
- Examples
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The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations