outsmart

Verb
  1. Beat through cleverness and wit (synset 201107263)
    "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
    is a type of: exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass - be or do something to a greater degree
    same as: beat, circumvent, outfox, outwit, overreach
    verb group: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  2. Defeat by more skillful maneuvering (synset 201112658)
    "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
    is a type of: best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump - get the better of
    subtypes: outgeneral - surpass in generalship
    same as: outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre

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