verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To best an opponent by thinking. transitive

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

outfox

Example

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

Etymology

From out- + think.

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