intuit

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verb in·tu·it \ in-ˈtü-ət , -ˈtyü- \

Definition of intuit

transitive verb

:to know, sense, or understand by intuition

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intuitable

play \in-ˈtü-ə-tə-bəl, -ˈtyü-\ adjective

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Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately.
She intuited a connection between the two crimes.

Recent Examples of intuit from the Web

But don't shoehorn in a hair streak so that the audience will be able to intuit her entire personality from it.

— rae chen, Teen Vogue, "Why the Trope of Rebellious Asian Women With Colorful Hair Is Problematic," 22 Aug. 2017
In antiquity, the influence of the moon on earthbound life was intuited—and celebrated.

— ben huberman, Longreads, "Corals and Crabs Get Moonstruck, Too," 10 Aug. 2017
Even tennis reinforces this, intuiting that these two tours that compete simultaneously and are paid equally—adding to the value proposition—are nevertheless distinct and not meant to be pitted against each other.

— jon wertheim, SI.com, "Serena Williams, John McEnroe and the men vs. women debate," 28 June 2017
While intuiting how to set these might be possible, there's no guarantee our intuitions will be right or that the same parameters will work for everyone.

— john timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers optimize a powered exoskeleton to cut energy used in walking," 23 June 2017
A White House works well when a president’s staff can intuit what its president wants and act without needing direct contact.

— john dickerson, The Atlantic, "Donald Trump Is an Impossible Boss," 8 June 2017
Maréchal tested how easily a macaque's facial expression could be intuited among three different groups of online participants.

— sarah gibbens, National Geographic, "Quiz: Can You Tell If This Monkey Wants to Bite?," 2 June 2017
A 1590 map of Iceland by the Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius—who was also the first person to intuit continental drift—

— michael engelhard, Smithsonian, "How Polar Bears Became the Dragons of the North," 31 May 2017
Reagan intuited this with help from Nancy Reagan and other advisers.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "How White House Chiefs of Staff Help Govern," 9 May 2017

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First Known Use of intuit

1855

intuit Synonyms

Synonyms

appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, comprehend, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Antonyms

miss

Related Words

absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

INTUIT Defined for English Language Learners

intuit

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Definition of intuit for English Language Learners

: to know or understand (something) because of what you feel or sense rather than because of evidence : to know or understand (something) through intuition