outseek

English

Etymology

From Middle English outseken, equivalent to out- +‎ seek. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutsäike, West Frisian útsykje (“to seek out”), Dutch uitzoeken (“to pick, sort out, investigate”), German Low German utsöken, 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

See also

• seek out

Anagrams

• ekes out, seek out