outsmart

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outsmart

/aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/

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verb outsmarts · outsmarting · outsmarted

transitive To beat in a competition of wits. 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.
Similar: outfox, outguess, outwit

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verb beat in a competition of wits

Español	burlar, ser más listo que, superar en inteligencia
中文	智勝 /智胜 zhìshèng, 智取 zhìqǔ
Português	ser mais esperto que
Français	être plus malin que, se montrer plus malin que
Deutsch	überlisten
Ελληνικά	ξεγελώ xegeló
Русский	перехитри́ть perexitrítʹ

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@misc{outsmart_2026,
  title = {outsmart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outsmart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}