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Definition of outsmart verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outsmart

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outsmart
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrt/
he / she / it outsmarts
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːts/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrts/
past simple outsmarted
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪd/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪd/
past participle outsmarted
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪd/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪd/
-ing form outsmarting
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːtɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
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  1. outsmart somebody to gain an advantage over somebody by being cleverer than they are synonym outwit
    • She always managed to outsmart her political rivals.
See outsmart in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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