Verbs

(v)outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventbeat through cleverness and wit“I beat the traffic”, “She outfoxed her competitors”
(v)outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmartdefeat by more skillful maneuvering“The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans”, “My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations”