| 1. | to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often fol. by out): to psych out the competition. |
| 2. | to prepare psychologically to be in the right frame of mind or to give one's best (often fol. by up): to psych oneself up for an interview. |
| 3. | to figure out psychologically; decipher (often fol. by out): to psych out a problem. |

| var. of psycho- before some vowels: psychasthenia. |
psych- pref.
Variant of psycho-.
psycho- or psych-
pref.
Mind; mental: psychogenic.
Mental activities or processes: psychomotor.
Psychology; psychological: psychosocial.
| psych psychoanalyze |