Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outwit
Participle: outwitted
Gerund: outwitting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outwit |
| you | outwit |
| he;she;it | outwits |
| we | outwit |
| you | outwit |
| they | outwit |
Perfect
| I | have outwitted |
| you | have outwitted |
| he;she;it | has outwitted |
| we | have outwitted |
| you | have outwitted |
| they | have outwitted |
Past
| I | outwitted |
| you | outwitted |
| he;she;it | outwitted |
| we | outwitted |
| you | outwitted |
| they | outwitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had outwitted |
| you | had outwitted |
| he;she;it | had outwitted |
| we | had outwitted |
| you | had outwitted |
| they | had outwitted |
Future
| I | will outwit |
| you | will outwit |
| he;she;it | will outwit |
| we | will outwit |
| you | will outwit |
| they | will outwit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outwitted |
| you | will have outwitted |
| he;she;it | will have outwitted |
| we | will have outwitted |
| you | will have outwitted |
| they | will have outwitted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outwit |
| you | outwit |
| he;she;it | outwit |
| we | outwit |
| you | outwit |
| they | outwit |
Perfect
| I | have outwitted |
| you | have outwitted |
| he;she;it | have outwitted |
| we | have outwitted |
| you | have outwitted |
| they | have outwitted |
Imperfect
| I | outwitted |
| you | outwitted |
| he;she;it | outwitted |
| we | outwitted |
| you | outwitted |
| they | outwitted |
Pluperfect
| I | had outwitted |
| you | had outwitted |
| he;she;it | had outwitted |
| we | had outwitted |
| you | had outwitted |
| they | had outwitted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outwit |
| you | would outwit |
| he;she;it | would outwit |
| we | would outwit |
| you | would outwit |
| they | would outwit |
Perfect
| I | would have outwitted |
| you | would have outwitted |
| he;she;it | would have outwitted |
| we | would have outwitted |
| you | would have outwitted |
| they | would have outwitted |
Imperative
| you | outwit |
| we | Let's outwit |
| you | outwit |
Verbs conjugated like 'outwit'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'outwit'
outfit,
outhit,
outsit,
outwait,
outwin,
outact,
outbid,
outcut,
outdin,
outfib,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- outfox
- outgeneral, outmaneuver, outreach, outsmart, outthink, overreach, undo
- confuse
- baffle, trick, bewilder, deceive, mislead, best, worst
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to get the better of by superior wits," 1652, from out + wit (q.v.).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *úd
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt
5. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
6. Old English ūt-
7. Middle English ut-
8. English out-
9. Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
10. Proto-Indo-European *wóyde
11. Proto-Germanic *witaną
12. Proto-West Germanic *witan
13. Old English witan
14. Middle English witen
15. English wit
16. English outwit
17. From out- + wit.
Sample Sentences
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But my dear Lady Teazle 'tis your own fault if you suffer it—when a Husband entertains a groundless suspicion of his Wife and withdraws his confidence from her—the original compact is broke and she owes it to the Honour of her sex to endeavour to outwit him— [1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, IV.iii:]