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单词 out-think
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out-thinkv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle out-thought;
Forms: see out- prefix and think v.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, think v.2
Etymology: < out- prefix + think v.2 With sense 1 compare to think out at think v.2 Phrasal verbs.
1. transitive. To think (something) through; to devise or determine by thinking.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > think out
out-thinka1382
to think outa1382
musea1400
excogitatec1530
to run over ——1565
to think through1748
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Prol. Esth. (Bodl. 959) 6 It is wont to scoleris disciplynes, & a theme taken, to out thenken what woordis he myȝte vsen.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. xlii. 18 Þe depþe of þe se & þe herte of men he shal enserchen, & in þe wittynesse of hem he shal out thenken [c1384 Douce 369(2) out thenke; L. excogitavit].
1632 F. Quarles Proposition of Worke in Divine Poems 172 Wouldst thou behold unparalleld distresse, Which minds cannot out-think, nor tongs express.
1981 K. A. McClane To hear River 6 Having nothing planned or out-thought, anything seems possible: anything is.
1990 D. Dunn Andromache ii. v. 28 Ah, Phoenix, what Decisions your afflicted King's out-thought!
2. transitive. To surpass in thinking; to think beyond; to overcome by thinking.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > thought > think or have in mind [verb (transitive)] > advance by thinking
out-think1704
1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. ii. 94 They will not only think, but out-think us.
1857 W. Smith Confession Faith ii, in Thorndale 602 I have outlived this state of mind, I have out-thought it.
1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith iv. 142 We cannot outthink the bounds of thought.
1934 Sun (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.
1954 D. Dodge Lights of Skaro ii. 50 They could outrun us, outfight us, or overwhelm us, but they couldn't out-think us.
1997 Sight & Sound Jan. 28/1 Suspicion begins with the visible and can hardly ever out-think it.

Derivatives

out-thinking n. Obsolete rare the action of thinking something out.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > [noun] > remorse
pityc1330
agenbite1340
griefa1375
out-thinkinga1382
remorse of conscience (also mind)c1410
remorsea1425
regreta1540
wringing1623
remord1625
resentment1646
heart-searching1647
remordency1658
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Wisd. xv. 4 Forsoþe not in to errour in ladde vs þe out thenking [a1425 L.V. thenkyng out; L. excogitatio] of euele craft of men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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