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Definition of outfox verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

outfox

verb

NAmE//ˌaʊtˈfɑks//

outfox somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they outfox

he / she / it outfoxes

past simple outfoxed

-ing form outfoxing

to gain an advantage over someone by being smarter than they are synonym outwit

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