outseek

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English outseken, equivalent to out- +‎ seek. Cognate with Dutch uitzoeken (“to pick, sort out, investigate”), German aussuchen (“to choose, select, pick out”).

Verb

outseek (third-person singular simple present outseeks, present participle outseeking, simple past and past participle outsought)

1. (transitive) To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.
   • 1912, Classical Association (Great Britain), The Classical review: Volume 26:

     […] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]

   • 1987, Building a selling culture:

     […] a selling bank — one that is outseeking and outreaching, one that goes after customers as contrasted with waiting on them.

Derived terms

• outseeker
• outseeking

Anagrams

• ekes out, seek out