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 ]
n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うらをかく, urawokaku](exp, v5k) (1) (See 裏かく) to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeat; (2) to pierce something all the way through[Add to Longdo]