"outfox" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌaʊtˈfɒks/ [UK], /ˌaʊtˈfɑks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outfox.wav [UK] Forms: outfox [canonical], outfoxes [third-person, singular], outfoxed [past], outfoxed [past, participle], outfoxing [present, participle]
Etymology: out- + fox Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|out|fox}} out- + fox Head templates: {{verb|outfox|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you outfox someone, you defeat them by being cleverer or more cunning than them. Synonyms: outwit, outthink, outsmart
    Sense id: simple-outfox-en-verb-1nsNiaVb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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