outthink.
To best an opponent by thinking.
Meaning & usage
To best an opponent by thinking.
Kasparov might be the world best chess-player, but Deep Blue clearly outthought him in this match.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English outthink From out- + think.
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