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out⋅wit

  [out-wit]
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–verb (used with object), -wit⋅ted, -wit⋅ting.
1. to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
2. Archaic. to surpass in wisdom or knowledge.
Origin:
1645–55; out- + wit 1

Synonyms:
1. outguess, outfox, outmaneuver, outthink, finesse.
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out·wit   (out-wĭt')   
tr.v.   out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits

  1. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart.

  2. Archaic To surpass in intelligence.

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outwit 
"to get the better of by superior wits," 1652, from out + wit (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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