outseek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To seek out; actively or diligently search for; investigate; research.

Word forms

outseek outseeks outseeking outsought

Etymology

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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Derived words

outseeker outseeking
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