outsmart v 1: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: {outwit}, {overreach}, {outfox}, {beat}, {circumvent}] 2: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" [syn: {outmaneuver}, {outmanoeuvre}]