outsmart
verb
out·smart
ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt 
outsmarted; outsmarting; outsmarts
: to get the better of
especially
: outwit
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Examples of outsmart in a Sentence
The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.
an inexpensive security system that would likely be outsmarted by anyone with a serious interest in circumventing it
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The two brawl and Owen manages to outsmart her, knocking her out and locking her in the trunk of her car.
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Barry Levitt, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Timing an increase in your retirement contributions with a salary increase is a shrewd move that leverages behavioral economics principles to outsmart your brain and improve your long-term financial security.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
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—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Much of Hinton’s worry stems from the belief that humanity knew frighteningly little about artificial intelligence—and that machines may outsmart humans.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Barry Levitt, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Timing an increase in your retirement contributions with a salary increase is a shrewd move that leverages behavioral economics principles to outsmart your brain and improve your long-term financial security.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids.
17.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Much of Hinton’s worry stems from the belief that humanity knew frighteningly little about artificial intelligence—and that machines may outsmart humans.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Outsmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsmart. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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outsmart
verb
out·smart
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsmärt
: outwit
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