outfigure
verb
out·fig·ure
ˌau̇t-ˈfi-gyər 
British & often US -ˈfi-gər
outfigured; outfiguring
: to outdo in figuring: such as
a
: outwit
[Sam] Hart hides his traps where … crabs like to hide, but the creatures can be elusive. "You try to outfigure your crabs," he explains …—
Sheela Raman
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b
: to surpass at calculating
… the real man (who, though you wouldn't know it, could outfigure any CPA) …—Kenneth Turan
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“Outfigure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfigure. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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