Outfoxed
[out-foks] /ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
verb (used with object)
1.
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver:
Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.
/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
verb
1.
(transitive) to surpass in guile or cunning
v.
“outwit,” 1939, from out + fox (q.v.). Related: Outfoxed; outfoxing.
verb
To outwit; outsmart; fox (1962+)
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