to outthink
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5.9
- verb
- /aʊtˈθɪŋk/
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superar en ingenio
- To win the chess match, she needed to outthink her opponent by anticipating his next move.
- outthink your opponent
- try to outthink
There is this notion that if we produce a machine that can think, it will outthink us and therefore replace us.
- There is this notion that if we produce a machine that can think, it will outthink us and therefore replace us.
Examples
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I can outthink you.
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The best way to deal with Culphert was to outthink him.
Fiction book (1993) -
You guys, we have to outthink Madison.
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But that would require you outthinking me.
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You play smart, you're gonna outthink them.
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They will always outthink you; never think you will be smarter than your audience.
Blog text (24) -
We can outthink them.
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We gotta outthink them.
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You see, the chimp was able to outthink the problem instead of overworking himself to get the same outcome.
Blog text (20) -
He spent the last 20 years outthinking Russian spies.
Synonyms
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4.1
To get an advantage over someone by being clever
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7.7
Gain an advantage over someone by using skill or clever plans
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4.7
To beat someone by being more clever than them
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6.7
To beat someone by being more clever
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7.0
To gain an advantage over someone by using clever or unexpected actions
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8.9
To be more clever than someone to win in a competition or argument
How Clever
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outthink puts out- ('more than') before think, just like in outsmart or outdo. So it means to 'think more cleverly than' someone to gain an advantage.