slovo | definícia |
outwit (encz) | outwit,přechytračit v: Zdeněk Brož |
outwit (encz) | outwit,přelstít v: Zdeněk Brož |
outwit (encz) | outwit,vypalovat někomu rybník |
Outwit (gcide) | Outwit \Out*wit"\, v. t.
1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.
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2. To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or
cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers
and left the country undetected.
[PJC]
They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.
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Outwit (gcide) | Outwit \Out"wit\, n.
The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and
experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.
[Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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outwit (wn) | outwit
v 1: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent] |
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outwith (encz) | outwith,vně Zdeněk Brož |
outwitted (encz) | outwitted, |
outwitting (encz) | outwitting, |
Outwit (gcide) | Outwit \Out*wit"\, v. t.
1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.
[1913 Webster]
2. To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or
cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers
and left the country undetected.
[PJC]
They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.
[1913 Webster]Outwit \Out"wit\, n.
The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and
experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.
[Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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