Definition
To defeat someone by being cleverer or trickier than they are.
Etymology
From 'out-' (surpass) plus 'wit' (mental sharpness, cleverness). The 'out-' prefix is Germanic; 'wit' comes from Old English meaning to know. Combined, it literally means 'to know better than someone else.'
Kelly Says
Outwitting is the hero's superpower in folklore—every clever trickster from Odysseus to Anansi the Spider wins through wit, not strength, which is why stories about outsmarting enemies are told in every culture on Earth.
Translations
CACatalà
enganar
en-ga-nar
CSČeština
zmatkovat
z-mat-ko-vat
DADansk
overliste
o-ver-lis-te
DEDeutsch
überlisten
uː.bɛrˈliː.stn
ELΕλληνικά
ξαπλώ
k-sa-plo
ESEspañol
engañar
en-ga-nyar
FISuomi
peittää
peh-i-t-tä
FRFrançais
tromper
trɔ̃.pɛʁ
HIहिन्दी
चालाकी
cha-la-kee
HUMagyar
megcsal
meg-cha-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
menipu
men-i-pu
ITItaliano
ingannare
in-gan-na-reh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-t
MSBahasa Melayu
tipu
ti-pu
NLNederlands
overtroeven
o-ver-troe-ven
NONorsk
overliste
o-ver-lis-te
PLPolski
zmylić
z-mi-l-i-ch
PTPortuguês
enganar
en-ga-nar
RORomână
înșela
in-she-la
RUРусский
одурачить
o-doo-ra-chit'
SVSvenska
överlista
o-ver-li-sta
SWKiswahili
kucheza
koo-che-za
TLTL
mapanlinlang
ma-pan-lin-lang
TRTürkçe
akıllıca geçmek
a-kil-li-ca ge-ç-mek
UKУкраїнська
обдурити
ob-doo-ri-ty
VITiếng Việt
lừa đảo
lyu-a-dao