outsmart

English

Etymology

From out- +‎ smart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t

Verb

outsmart (third-person singular simple present outsmarts, present participle outsmarting, simple past and past participle outsmarted)

1. (transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
   • 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport‎:

     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.

Synonyms

• outfox, outguess, outwit

Translations

beat in a competition of wits

Bulgarian: надхитря́вам impf (nadhitrjávam), надхитря́ (bg) pf (nadhitrjá) Catalan: ser més llest que algú Chinese: Mandarin: 智勝／智胜 (zhìshèng), 智取 (zh) (zhìqǔ) Czech: přechytračit Dutch: slimmer zijn dan Esperanto: superruzi Finnish: olla ovelampi, päihittää oveluudessa French: être plus malin que, se montrer plus malin que Georgian: ჭკუაში მოტყუება (č̣ḳuaši moṭq̇ueba), ხერხში ჯობნა (xerxši ǯobna) German: überlisten (de) Greek: ξεγελώ (el) (xegeló) Hungarian: túljár az eszén Maori: rorerau, whakawareware Polish: przechytrzyć Portuguese: ser mais esperto que Russian: перехитри́ть (ru) (perexitrítʹ) Spanish: burlar (es) Swedish: överlista (sv) Turkish: hakkından gelmek (tr)

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