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1. (v.t.) surmise
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
2. (v.i.) surmise
to conjecture or guess.
3. (n.) surmise
an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely; conjecture.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF surmis(e), MF, n. use of ptp. of surmettre < ML supermittere to impute, surmise)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
2. (verb) surmise
infer from incomplete evidence
3. (verb) suspect, surmise
imagine to be the case or true or probable
"I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) surmise
a thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy
2. (noun) surmise
reflection; thought
3. (verb) surmise
to imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess
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