Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To see more or farther than (another), literally or figuratively.
- To see farther than (a certain point or object).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
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- verb transitive To
see beyond ; to surpass inforesight .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As with other alpha-adrenergic blocking agents there is a potential risk of syncope passing outsee ADVERSE REACTIONS.
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He can outsmell you, outhear you, outwait you, outsee you, and God knows he can outthink you.
Big Buck Boot Camp: Your Complete Guide to Better Whitetail Deer Hunting Skills 2007
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Sure, a ground based scope can outsee the Hubble under certain circumstances, but not as a rule.
The Impact of the Hubble Space Telescope Julianne 2008
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This earnestness enables them to outsee men of much more talent.
Representative Men 2006
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Do we fear lest we should outsee nature and God, and drink truth dry?
The American Scholar 2006
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Do we fear lest we should outsee Nature and God, and drink truth dry?
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There is nothing to prevent him except moral scruple; for Alberic, after all, is a poor, dim, dwarfed, credulous creature whom a god can outsee and a lie can outwit.
The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring George Bernard Shaw 1903
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Some of the animals outsee man, outsmell him, outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special powers than his does; but he can outwit them all because he has the resourcefulness of reason, and is at home in many different fields.
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers John Burroughs 1879
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Do we fear lest we should outsee nature and God, and drink truth dry?
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Do we fear lest we should outsee nature and God, and drink truth dry?
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1842
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