outfox

[ out-foks ]

verb (used with object)

1. to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver:

   Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.

outfox

/ ˌaʊtˈfɒks /

verb

1. tr to surpass in guile or cunning

Word History and Origins

Origin of outfox¹

First recorded in 1960–65; out- + fox

Example Sentences

Those foolish enough to form a unified theory of Kyrie Irving have spent a decade getting outfoxed by a mercurial weirdo, but I, writer Corbin Smith, believe that I have cracked the code.

From The Daily Beast

When you are weak militarily, you try to outfox the other side politically and diplomatically.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• outdo
• outwit