From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoutfoxout‧fox /aʊtˈfɒks $ -ˈfɑːks/ verb [transitive] BEAT/DEFEATto gain an advantage over someone by using your intelligence SYN outsmart→ See Verb table
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outfox• Urquhart is a manipulative murderer who could outfox Machiavelli, while Richardson seems utterly guileless.• So far Hutchinson has managed to outfox police.• Electrical engineers get paid well to outfox the lateral causality inherent in all circuits.• They emerged north of the Absaroke Mountains, having brilliantly outfoxed their pursuers once more.• It is about trying to outfox your opponent. 