out- + smart

source: nekumiko (hands down, Saotome Mary is best gril for me....)

verb with object

defeat or get the better of (someone) by being clever or cunning:

｟くだけて｠ (知恵･策略･ずるい手を使って)〈相手〉の裏をかく, …を出し抜く(outwit).

e.g. content with the illusion that they can outsmart the market.