outsmart
pronunciation
How to pronounce outsmart in British English:
UK [ˌaʊtˈsmɑ:t]
How to pronounce outsmart in American English:
US [ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt]
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- Verb:
- beat through cleverness and wit
- defeat by more skillful maneuvering
Word Origin
- outsmart (v.)
- "to prove too clever for," 1926, from out + smart (adj.). Related: Outsmarted; outsmarting.
Example
- 1. To succeed in business , one must outsmart the competition .
- 2. For thousands of years , we have tried to outsmart fish and learn their secret ways .
- 3. You can outsmart yourself only if you look ahead and prepare .
- 4. Do you really think you could outsmart us ?
- 5. In the real world , that is not possible : either the investment bankers will outsmart the regulators , or the regulators will respond with damaging overkill .