Outsmart Definition

out-smärt
outsmarted, outsmarting, outsmarts
verb
outsmarted, outsmarting, outsmarts
To overcome by cunning or cleverness; outwit.
Webster's New World

To beat in a competition of wits.

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idiom
outsmart oneself
  • to have one's efforts at cunning or cleverness result in one's own disadvantage
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Outsmart

  • outsmart oneself

Origin of Outsmart

  • out- +"Ž smart

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Outsmart Sentence Examples

  • Xander can outsmart and overpower him, if he feels like it.

  • However, chess is a strategic game and there are a number of different strategies players use to try to outsmart their opponent.

  • Since he was the one she wanted to learn to outsmart, in case things broke bad, she doubted he'd teach her anything.

  • Outsmart your competition by looking in places that aren't so obvious, or get started before everyone else starts looking.

  • Castaways try to come up with clever ways to outsmart the others, and sometimes these plans fall completely flat.

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