different between outwit vs outwith

English

Etymology

From out- +? wit.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /a?t?w?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Verb

outwit (third-person singular simple present outwits, present participle outwitting, simple past and past participle outwitted)

1. (transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.

Synonyms

• outfox, outguess, outsmart, overreach

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”); equivalent to out +? with. Cognate to Scots ootwi.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /a?tw?ð/, /a?tw??/

Preposition

outwith

1. (now chiefly Scotland, Northern England) Outside; beyond; outside of.
   • 2009, Sarah Ludford MEP, Letters, The Guardian, 17 Jun 09:

     It is not acceptable to have EU-US deals on extradition, information collection and exchange, and border controls which are cooked up in secret and outwith the democratic control of the European and national parliaments.

Antonyms

• within

Translations

Anagrams

• without