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Webster 1913 Edition
Outwit
Out-wit′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.
They did so much
outwit
and outwealth us ! Gauden.
Out′wit
,Noun.
The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; – opposed to
inwit
. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Outwit
OUTWIT'
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
outwit
outwit
English
Verb
outwit (third-person singular simple present outwits, present participle outwitting, simple past and past participle outwitted)
- (transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
Synonyms
Translations
outsmart — see outsmart