Outsmart verb out·smart transitive clever ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt date "to - English learning

Title	outsmart
Text	Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary out·smart \\ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt\\ transitive verb DATE 1924 : to get the better of; especially : outwit English Etymology outsmart "to prove too clever for," 1926, from out + smart. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 outsmart out·smart / 7aut5smB:t; NAmE -5smB:rt / verb [VN] to gain an advantage over sb by acting in a clever way 比…精明；智胜 SYN outwit : She always managed to outsmart her political rivals. 她总有办法表现得比她的政敌智高一筹。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged outsmart \(ˈ) ̷ ̷\| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb Etymology: out- + smart (adjective) : to get the better of < is told that existing society will outsmart him if given a chance — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > especially : outmaneuver , outwit < a shrewd criminal who fancied he could outsmart the whole world — Louis Bromfield >

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

out·smart
\\ˌau̇t-ˈsmärt\\ transitive verb

DATE 1924

: to get the better of; especially :

outwit

English Etymology

outsmart
"to prove too clever for," 1926, from out + smart.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7

outsmart
out·smart / 7aut5smB:t; NAmE -5smB:rt / verb [VN]
   to gain an advantage over sb by acting in a clever way
   比…精明；智胜
   SYN outwit
:
   She always managed to outsmart her political rivals.
   她总有办法表现得比她的政敌智高一筹。

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

outsmart
\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: out- + smart (adjective)
: to get the better of
< is told that existing society will outsmart him if given a chance — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
especially :

outmaneuver

outwit

< a shrewd criminal who fancied he could outsmart the whole world — Louis Bromfield >

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Outsmart Verb Out·Smart Transitive Clever ˌau̇t ˈsmärt Date "To