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  1. 1. v. t. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. beat through cleverness and wit Source: wordnet
  4. 4. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft. They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! Gauden. The faculty of acquiring wesdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Source: webster
  5. 5. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreachby superior craft.They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! Gauden. Source: adambom
  6. 6. v:100 v. beat through cleverness and wit Source: ecdict

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