Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To outdo (another) in thinking.
- transitive verb To outwit by thinking.
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- verb To best an opponent by thinking.
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Examples
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Darius was determined to outthink, outride, outfight, and absolutely overwhelm Alexander with superior numbers.
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Darius was determined to outthink, outride, outfight, and absolutely overwhelm Alexander with superior numbers.
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To his credit, Maddux displayed the same ability to outthink hitters that he would utilize throughout his twenty-three-year career: he was nowhere to be found.
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It is comforting to know that while Hamlet, Rosalind, Portia and other sublime intellects do not exist in Othello, they do exist in life, and they will always outthink the Iagos of the world.
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Chris: I really set out to do a whole concept and design and kind of outthink everybody else.
Top Chef: Just Desserts' Chris: It Was Important for Me to Do Everything Myself
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The most exciting part about it was calling the pitches, trying to outthink the hitters.
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The most exciting part about it was calling the pitches, trying to outthink the hitters.
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City can outspend United these days but they also want to outthink them.
Manchester's feuding clans get ready to remember the 'Barson Barge'
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To his credit, Maddux displayed the same ability to outthink hitters that he would utilize throughout his twenty-three-year career: he was nowhere to be found.
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Darius was determined to outthink, outride, outfight, and absolutely overwhelm Alexander with superior numbers.
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