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/aʊtˈwɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits..
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—
Use outwit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Outwit means (transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits..
Common synonyms include outfox, outguess, outsmart, overreach.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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—
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