outsmart C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt/ UK /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to defeat or get the better of by being more clever The fox outsmarted the hounds by doubling back through the stream. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to defeat or get the better... outwitoutfoxoutmaneuveroutthinkoutguessbestbeatdupe Word family Related forms smart Etymology AI details A modern American compound of out- ('surpassing, defeating') plus smart ('clever'). The out- marks getting the better of another. ūt Old English smeart Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outsmart **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/ ## Meanings 1. to defeat or get the better of by being more clever ## Examples - The fox outsmarted the hounds by doubling back through the stream. ## Synonyms - outwit - outfox - outmaneuver - outthink - outguess - best - beat - dupe ## Related Forms - smart ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: smeart ## Etymology A modern American compound of out- ('surpassing, defeating') plus smart ('clever'). The out- marks getting the better of another. ## AI Etymology Outsmart is a modern American compound of out- ('surpassing, defeating') plus smart ('clever'). The out- marks getting the better of another. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and smeart (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to defeat or get the better of by being more clever. The wider family includes related words such as smart. ## Topics - Describing People markdown