surmise
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noun \sər-ˈmīz, ˈsər-ˌ\Definition of SURMISE
: a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
Examples of SURMISE
- <my surmise is that the couple's “good news” is the announcement that they are going to have a baby>
Origin of SURMISE
Middle English, allegation, charge, from Anglo-French, from feminine of surmis, past participle of surmettre to place on, suppose, accuse, from Medieval Latin supermittere, from Late Latin, to place on, from Latin super- + mittere to let go, send
First Known Use: 1569
Related to SURMISE
- Synonyms
- guess, shot, supposition, conjecture
Rhymes with SURMISE
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2sur·mise
transitive verb \sər-ˈmīz\sur·misedsur·mis·ing
Definition of SURMISE
Examples of SURMISE
- We can only surmise what happened.
- He must have surmised that I was not interested.
Origin of SURMISE
Middle English, to allege, from surmise, noun
First Known Use: 1700
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