outsmart

Verb

• defeat by more skillful maneuvering
  • The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans
    
  • My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations
    

• beat through cleverness and wit
  • I beat the traffic
    
  • She outfoxed her competitors
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  outmaneuver , outmanoeuvre , outwit , overreach , outfox , beat , circumvent