"outguess" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: outguesses [present, singular, third-person], outguessing [participle, present], outguessed [participle, past], outguessed [past]
Etymology: out- + guess Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|guess}} out- + guess Head templates: {{en-verb}} outguess (third-person singular simple present outguesses, present participle outguessing, simple past and past participle outguessed)
  1. (transitive) to beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions. Tags: transitive Synonyms: outfox, outsmart, outwit
    Sense id: en-outguess-en-verb-9INSnbN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

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