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outthink

outthink verb: to best an opponent by thinking.

Verb

outthink (third-person singular simple present outthinks, present participle outthinking, simple past and past participle outthought)

  1. (transitive) To best an opponent by thinking.
    • Kasparov might be the world best chess-player, but Deep Blue clearly outthought him in this match.
    • Microsoft has carefully cultivated an image of being an outfit that outthinks and outinnovates rivals.2004 October 15, Charles Cooper, “Microsoft: The reality behind the image”, in CNET

Forms of outthink

third-person singular presentoutthinks
present participleoutthinking
past participleoutthought
pastoutthought

Origin of outthink

From out- + think.

Questions about outthink

What does outthink mean?
Outthink means to best an opponent by thinking.
What part of speech is outthink?
Outthink is a verb.
What is the past tense of outthink?
The past tense of outthink is outthought.

Words near outthink in the dictionary

  1. outtells
  2. outthank
  3. outthanked
  4. outthanking
  5. outthanks
  6. outthink
  7. outthinking
  8. outthinks
  9. outthought
  10. outthreaten
  11. outthreatened

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