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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
outsmart
1. beat through cleverness and wit (Freq. 2) - I beat the traffic - She outfoxed her competitors • Syn: outwit, overreach, outfox, beat, circumvent • Derivationally related forms: beatable (for: beat) • Hypernyms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform • Verb Group: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Sam cannot outsmart Sue 2. defeat by more skillful maneuvering - The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans - My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations • Syn: outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre • Hypernyms: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop • Hyponyms: outgeneral • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - The fighter managed to outsmart his opponent
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