verb
- past tense of outplot; to surpass or defeat someone by devising a better or more cunning plan or scheme
Usage: transitive verb; literary or formal usage
Examples
- The detective outplotted the criminal by anticipating his next move.
- She outplotted her rivals by developing a more strategic business plan.
- In the novel, the protagonist outplotted the villain through careful planning.
- He felt outplotted when he realized his opponent had prepared a counter-strategy.
- The general outplotted the enemy forces with superior tactical knowledge.