verb

outguess

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Outguess (verb) means to defeat someone by correctly working out what they plan to do.

verb

To defeat someone by correctly working out what they plan to do.

"It has been the dream of socialist governments to outguess markets by investing in winning industries that would provide the wherewithal to support their social welfare programs." — Aaron Wildavsky, AGAINST REAGANOMICS (1982)

"Money managers who play down currencies tend to argue that outguessing foreign exchange markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend to offset one another." — William G. McBride, INVESTING; CHASING RETURNS IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES (1986)

"Switching on “Jeopardy,” she simultaneously, talks to her baby, pages through the paper, and outguesses the TV contestants." — , A Day in the Life of a Welfare Mother (1972)

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