出(だ)し抜(ぬ)く

だしぬく
verb (godan, transitive)
to outsmart; to outwit; to steal a march on
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present出(だ)し抜(ぬ)く出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かない
Present polite出(だ)し抜(ぬ)きます出(だ)し抜(ぬ)きません
Past出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いた出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かなかった
Past polite出(だ)し抜(ぬ)きました出(だ)し抜(ぬ)きませんでした
て form出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いて出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かなくて
ている present出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いている出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていない
ている polite出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いています出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていません
ている past出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていた出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていなかった
ている past polite出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていました出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いていませんでした
Conditional ば出(だ)し抜(ぬ)けば出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かなければ
Conditional たら出(だ)し抜(ぬ)いたら出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かなかったら
Volitional出(だ)し抜(ぬ)こう—
Volitional polite出(だ)し抜(ぬ)きましょう—
Potential出(だ)し抜(ぬ)ける出(だ)し抜(ぬ)けない
Passive出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かれる出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かれない
Causative出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かせる出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かせない
Imperative出(だ)し抜(ぬ)け出(だ)し抜(ぬ)くな
1. to outsmart; to outwit; to get ahead of someone by trickery
To gain an advantage over someone by acting cleverly or sneakily before they can react. Implies cunning or underhanded tactics rather than honest competition.
ライバルを出(だ)し抜(ぬ)く。
To outsmart a rival.
彼(かれ)はいつも人(ひと)を出(だ)し抜(ぬ)こうとする。
He always tries to get the better of people.
競合他社(きょうごうたしゃ)に出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かれて、契約(けいやく)を取(と)られてしまった。
We were outmaneuvered by a competitor and lost the contract.

A godan verb compound of 出(だ)す (to put out) and 抜(ぬ)く (to pull out, to surpass). Carries a negative connotation of using cunning or underhandedness to get ahead of others. Often used in business and competitive contexts.

Transitivity

Transitive — takes を to mark the person being outsmarted.

Common collocations

  • ライバルを出(だ)し抜(ぬ)く — to outsmart a rival
  • 人(ひと)を出(だ)し抜(ぬ)く — to get the better of someone
  • 出(だ)し抜(ぬ)かれる — to be outsmarted (passive)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 裏(うら)をかく (to outwit, to catch off guard)
Compare: 先手(せんて)を打(う)つ (to make the first move)
Compare: 騙(だま)す (to deceive, to trick)
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Added 2026.3.29 0:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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