outthink

[ out-thingk ]

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verb (used with object),out·thought, out·think·ing.

to excel in thinking; think faster, more accurately, or more perceptively than: outthinking most of her contemporaries in the field of human relations.
to get the advantage of (someone) by quick or clever thinking; outwit: only a split second to outthink his opponent.

Origin of outthink

First recorded in 1695–1705; out- + think¹

Words Nearby outthink

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How to use outthink in a sentence

Characters like that never think it possible for someone else to outthink them.
The Misplaced Battleship | Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
He has been able to outthink police with the help of his cybrain.
Mutineer | Robert J. Shea

British Dictionary definitions for outthink

outthink

/ (ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk) /

verb-thinks, -thinking or -thought (tr)

to outdo in thinking
to outwit

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