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outfox

Verb (transitive)

out=fox

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Sample sentence:
Sam cannot outfox Sue

outfox(v = verb.competition) beat, circumvent, outsmart, outwit, overreach - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

is one way to exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

outfox, v. t. [out + fox; from the supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey.].

To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart. [PJC]

outfox, v.tr. colloq. outwit.

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