Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Outsmart has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
beat through cleverness and wit
"I beat the traffic"
"She outfoxed her competitors"
2
defeat by more skillful maneuvering
"The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"
"My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
3
To beat in a competition of wits.
Example Sentences
"I beat the traffic"
verb
"She outfoxed her competitors"
verb
"The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"
verb
"My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)