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surmise

sur·mise [ sur mz ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle sur·mised, present participle sur·mis·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·mis·es)
Definition:
 
make guess about something: to conclude that something is the case on the basis of only limited evidence or intuitive feeling



noun  (plural sur·mis·es)
Definition:
 
guesswork: a conclusion drawn on only limited evidence or intuitive feeling

[Early 16th century. < Anglo-Norman surmis, past participle of surmettre "accuse," literally "put over" < Latin mittere "send"]

sur·mis·a·ble adjective
sur·mis·er noun
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