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out•smart
Pronunciation: (out"smärt'), [key]—
v.t.
1. to get the better of (someone); outwit.
2. outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like:
This time he may have outsmarted himself. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.