A.outwit by sophisms or fallacies, c. acc. pers., LXX Ex.1.10, Luc.DDeor.1.1, etc.; “ταῖς εὑρησιλογίαις κ. τὴν δύναμιν τῆς πεπρωμένης” D.S.17.116; “τὸν νόμον διὰ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ κακουργίας κ.” Just. Nov.72.5: c. gen., Ael.in Ar.Byz.Epit.58.6:—also as Pass., to be outwitted, Plu.2.80c, Alex.Aphr.in SE43.22, Luc.DDeor.16.2, Longin. 17.1.
3. falsify, J.AJ8.15.5.