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outwitted

outwitted is the simple past and past participle of outwit.

Meaning of outwit

Verb

outwit (third-person singular simple present outwits, present participle outwitting, simple past and past participle outwitted)

  1. (transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
    • But my dear Lady Teazle 'tis your own fault if you suffer it—when a Husband entertains a groundless suspicion of his Wife and withdraws his confidence from her—the original compact is broke and she owes it to the Honour of her sex to endeavour to outwit him—1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, IV.iii

Questions about outwitted

What is outwitted the simple past and past participle of?
Outwitted is the simple past and past participle of outwit.

Words near outwitted in the dictionary

  1. outwishing
  2. outwit
  3. outwith
  4. outwits
  5. outwittal
  6. outwitted
  7. outwitter
  8. outwitters
  9. outwitting
  10. outwoke
  11. outwoked

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