part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	psychs, psyching, psyched
definition 1:	(informal) to intimidate with psychological pressure; make uneasy or nervous (usu. fol. by "out"). They tried to win by psyching us out.
definition 2:	to put into the right mood for something; make psychologically ready (often fol. by "up"). The players were psyched up for the match.
definition 3:	to ascertain or work out with reasoning or psychological skills (usu. fol. by "out"). She quickly psyched out the solution to the dilemma.
related words:	ready

The word psych contains the following part:

psych, psycho Greek root that means mind, soul, mental process

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