Outsmart vs. Outwit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Outsmart and Outwit
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Outsmart
To gain the advantage over by cunning; outwit.
Outwit
To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart
To win at chess, you must outwit your opponent.
Outsmart
(transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
Outwit
(transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
Outsmart
Beat through cleverness and wit;
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
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Outwit
To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.
Outsmart
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering;
The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans
My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations
Outwit
To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers and left the country undetected.
They did so much outwit and outwealth us !
Outwit
The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; - opposed to inwit.
Outwit
Beat through cleverness and wit;
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
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