outfigure

verb

out·​fig·​ure ˌau̇t-ˈfi-gyər 

 British & often US  -ˈfi-gər

outfigured; outfiguring

transitive verb

: 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

b

: to surpass at calculating

… the real man (who, though you wouldn't know it, could outfigure any CPA) …

—Kenneth Turan

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 2