Outwit /(?)/

Out·wit

Outwit

v. t.
  1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.
  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.
    They did so much outwit and outwealth us !
    — Gauden.

Outwit

n.
  1. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.]