Definition of Outthink

1. Verb. To best an opponent by thinking. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outthink

1. to get the better of by thinking [v -THOUGHT, -THINKING, -THINKS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outthink

outtasking
outtasks
outtell
outtelling
outtells
outterm
outterms
outthank
outthanked
outthanking
outthanks
outthieve
outthieved
outthieves
outthieving
outthink (current term)
outthinking
outthinks
outthought
outthrew
outthrob
outthrobbed
outthrobbing
outthrobs
outthrowing
outthrown
outthrows
outthrust
outthrusted

Literary usage of Outthink

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"... free-thinking leaders who will take advantage of the dictator's troubles and mistakes and think of a dozen ways to outthink and defeat him. ..."

2. Human Rights and the "Politics of Agreements": Chile During President Aylwin by Cynthia G. Brown (1991)
"... but like Carabineros it had been used for nearly 17 years primarily to manhandle the people it investigated rather than outthink them. ..."

3. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"If your job is to outthink hackers, you need to understand the Net at several levels at once: its hardware, the protocols by which computers establish ..."

4. Literary California, Poetry, Prose and Portraits by Ella Sterling Mighels (1918)
"... "How to outthink Your Opponent"; Williamson, Mrs. Burton (conchology); Winslow, CF, "Preparation of the Earth"; Yates, LG (naturalist, 1876-'87. ..."

5. Life Beyond Death: Being a Review of the World's Beliefs on the Subject, a by Minot Judson Savage (1899)
"... outthink them. Under the form of cunning it developed an ability to master the rest of the world. Then this cunning developed into the higher form, ..."

6. Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering by National Research Council (2002)
"... universities and industry will enable the United States to come up with new and creative ways to defend itself and to outthink and outpace its enemies. ..."

7. Life Beyond Death: Being a Review of the World's Beliefs on the Subject, a by Minot Judson Savage (1899)
"... outthink them. Under the form of cunning it developed an ability to master the rest of the world. Then this cunning developed into the higher form, ..."

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