outseek
verbEtymology From Middle English *outseken, outsechen. Equivalent to out- + seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutsäike, West Frisian útsykje (“to seek out”), Dutch uitzoeken (“to pick, sort out, investigate”), Low German utsöken, German aussuchen (“to choose, select, pick out”).
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To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.
- […] Who thro' mist and darkness still the truth outsought; […]1912, Classical Association (Great Britain), The Classical review: Volume 26
- […] a selling bank — one that is outseeking and outreaching, one that goes after customers as contrasted with waiting on them.1987, Building a selling culture
- Derived terms
- outseeker, outseeking
- Related terms
- seek out