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.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Darius was determined to outthink, outride, outfight, and absolutely overwhelm Alexander with superior numbers.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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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.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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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.
Robert David Jaffee: Will Fort Hood's Iago Speak? Robert David Jaffee 2010
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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 2011
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The most exciting part about it was calling the pitches, trying to outthink the hitters.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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The most exciting part about it was calling the pitches, trying to outthink the hitters.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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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' 2011
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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.
In the Time of Bobby Cox Lang Whitaker 2011
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Darius was determined to outthink, outride, outfight, and absolutely overwhelm Alexander with superior numbers.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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