verb
- to surpass in foolishness or to make a fool of someone more effectively than another
Usage: rare; archaic
Examples
- He tried to outfool his rival with an even more ridiculous scheme.
- The jester managed to outfool all the other entertainers at court.
- She thought she could outfool him, but he saw through her trick.
- The con artist was eventually outfooled by his own apprentice.
- In their battle of wits, each tried to outfool the other.