verb
- to surpass or defeat someone through superior scheming, cunning, or intrigue
Usage: transitive verb; literary or formal
Examples
- The diplomat managed to outintrigue her rivals at the negotiating table.
- He outintrigued his competitors by uncovering their secret plans first.
- She was determined to outintrigue the court's scheming factions.
- The general outintrigued the enemy by spreading false intelligence.
- They attempted to outintrigue each other with increasingly elaborate plots.