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outthink

[ out-thingk ]

verb (used with object)

outthought, outthinking.
  1. to excel in thinking; think; think faster, more accurately, or more perceptively than:

    outthinking most of her contemporaries in the field of human relations.

  2. to get the advantage of (someone) by quick or clever thinking; think; outwit:

    only a split second to outthink his opponent.

outthink

/ ˌʊˈθɪŋ /

verb

  1. to outdo in thinking
  2. to outwit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of outthink1

First recorded in 1695–1705; out- + think 1

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