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to outwit
01
to defeat or surpass someone in a clever or cunning manner
Transitive: to outwit sb
Informal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
outwit
3rd person singular
outwits
Present participle
outwitting
Past simple
outwitted
Past participle
outwitted
Examples
The detective was able to outwit the criminal, solving the case and bringing the perpetrator to justice.
