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out·guess
/
ˌaʊtˈgɛs
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verb (used with object)
to anticipate correctly the actions or intentions of; outwit.
Origin:
1910–15;
out-
+
guess
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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outguess
verb
attempt to anticipate or predict [syn:
second-guess
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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