Outsmart
(verb)
- To outwit or outdo someone in a clever or cunning way.
- To defeat or outmaneuver someone through superior intelligence or strategy.
Origin:
Outsmart is a combination of the prefix "out-" meaning "outside" or "beyond" and "smart" meaning "clever" or "intelligent".
Examples:
- He outsmarted his opponents and won the game.
- She outsmarted the fraudsters by not falling for their scam.
- He was outsmarted by his own cleverness.
- I outsmarted him by making him believe it was a trap.
- The company was outsmarted by their competitors.