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| sur·mise [ sur mz ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sur·mised, present participle sur·mis·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·mis·es) |
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make guess about something: to conclude that something is the case on the basis of only limited evidence or intuitive feeling
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noun (plural sur·mis·es) |
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guesswork: a conclusion drawn on only limited evidence or intuitive feeling
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| [Early 16th century. < Anglo-Norman surmis, past participle of surmettre "accuse," literally "put over" < Latin mittere "send"] |
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 sur·mis·a·ble adjective |
| sur·mis·er noun |
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