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out-ˈthink, v.
[out- 15 b, 18, 17.]
†1. trans. To think out, contrive or devise by thinking. Obs.
1382Wyclif Wisd. xv. 4 Forsothe not in to errour inladde vs the oute thenking of the euele craft of men [Vulg. hominum malæ artis excogitatio].
2. To excel or go beyond in thinking; to pass or advance out of (a condition, etc.) by thinking.
1704Norris Ideal World ii. ii. 94 They will not only think, but out-think us. 1857W. Smith Thorndale 602, I have outlived this state of mind; I have out-thought it. 1877E. R. Conder Bas. Faith iv. 142 We cannot outthink the bounds of thought. 1934Sun (Baltimore) 10 Jan. 1/1 The farmers..out-thought the railway officials. They telephoned back to Burlington and appraised the pickets there of the train's approach. 1941Steinbeck & Ricketts Sea of Cortez xvi. 161 The mule..knows he can out-think a horse and he is pretty sure he can out-think a human. 1954D. Dodge Lights of Skaro ii. 50 They could outrun us, outfight us, or overwhelm us, but they couldn't out-think us. 1962L. Deighton Ipcress File xiii. 78 What chance did I stand..they were both out-thinking me at every move. 1972‘H. Calvin’ Take Two Popes vi. 48 His quarry had out-thought him, and fled into the unexpected area on the other side of the road. |