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

outfox

verb
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːks/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they outfox
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːks/
he / she / it outfoxes
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒksɪz/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːksɪz/
past simple outfoxed
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒkst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːkst/
past participle outfoxed
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒkst/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːkst/
-ing form outfoxing
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɒksɪŋ/
 
/ˌaʊtˈfɑːksɪŋ/
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  1. outfox somebody to gain an advantage over somebody by being cleverer than they are synonym outwit
See outfox in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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