outguess

From out- +‎ guess.

outguess (third-person singular simple present outguesses, present participle outguessing, simple past and past participle outguessed)

1. (transitive) To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
   • 1921, The Colorado School of Mines Magazine - Volumes 11-13, page 22:

     He outguessed, outscored, and outguarded the Tiger, though the latter in a guard position showed that he was a real basketball man.

   • 1972 May 12, “A Day in the Life of a Welfare Mother”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Switching on “Jeopardy,” she simultaneously, talks to her baby, pages through the paper, and outguesses the TV contestants.

   • 1982 March 14, Aaron Wildavsky, “AGAINST REAGANOMICS”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     It has been the dream of socialist governments to outguess markets by investing in winning industries that would provide the wherewithal to support their social welfare programs.

   • 1986 May 25, William G. McBride, “INVESTING; CHASING RETURNS IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     Money managers who play down currencies tend to argue that outguessing foreign exchange markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend to offset one another.

   • Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon

     "Trying to out-guess Bonaparte; the thought makes my blood run cold."

• outfox, outsmart, outwit