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Outsmart vs Confuse - What's the difference?

outsmart | confuse |

As verbs the difference between outsmart and confuse

is that outsmart is to beat in a competition of wits while confuse is to thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.

outsmart

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to beat in a competition of wits
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    Synonyms

    * outfox, outguess, outwit

    Anagrams

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    confuse

    English

    Verb

    (confus)
  • To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
  • (obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
  • To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.
  • To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
  • To mistake one thing for another.
  • Synonyms

    * flummox * mistake * See also

    See also

    * discombobulate ----