Outseek
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research. transitive
"[…] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]"
Example
More examples"[…] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English *outseken, outsechen. Equivalent to out- + seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutsäike, West Frisian útsykje (“to seek out”), Dutch uitzoeken (“to pick, sort out, investigate”), Low German utsöken, German aussuchen (“to choose, select, pick out”).
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