outsmart
verb/aʊtˈsmɑrt/
Frequency rank: #17,608 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to gain an advantage over someone by being more clever or cunning
Example sentence
The clever fox managed to outsmart the hunters and escape into the forest.
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