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OUTWIT
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Irregular inflected forms: outwitted , outwitting
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they outwit ... he / she / it outwits
Past simple: outwitted
Past participle: outwitted
-ing form: outwitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beat through cleverness and wit
Example:
She outfoxed her competitors
Synonyms:
beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "outwit" is one way to...):
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)
Verb group:
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot outwit Sue
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