n.
Variant: or psyche
Pronunciation: ' s ī k
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: psyched ; psych · ing
Etymology: by shortening
Date: 1917
1 : PSYCHOANALYZE
2 a : to anticipate correctly the intentions or actions of : OUTGUESS b : to analyze or figure out (as a problem or course of action) <I psych ed it all out by myself and decided ― David Hulburd>
3 a : to make psychologically uneasy : INTIMIDATE , SCARE <pressure doesn't psych me ― Jerry Quarry> ― often used with out <has a way of psych ing out the competition> b : to make (as oneself) psychologically ready especially for performance ― often used with up < psych ed herself up for the race>