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outthink

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To best an opponent by thinking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Kasparov might be the world best chess-player, but Deep Blue clearly outthought him in this match.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English outthink From out- + think.