surmise

Definition of Surmise in English :

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Noun

1. conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Verb

2. surmise

infer from incomplete evidence

3. surmise, suspect

imagine to be the case or true or probable

Example Sentences:
'I suspect he is a fugitive'
'I surmised that the butler did it'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surmise

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verb (sɜːˈmaɪz )

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object)

to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence

noun (sɜːˈmaɪz , ˈsɜːmaɪz )

2.

an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence

. Also (rare): surmisal

Surmise

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noun

1.

an idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess

2.

the act or process of surmising; conjecture in general

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: surˈmised or surˈmising

3.

to imagine or infer (something) without conclusive evidence; conjecture; guess

Surmise

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v. sur·mised, sur·mis·ing, sur·mis·es

v.tr.

1. To make a judgment about (something) without sufficient evidence; guess: "In another pocket he came across what he surmised in the dark were pennies, erroneously, however, as it turned out" (James Joyce).

2. To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.

v.intr.

To make a guess or conjecture.

n.

An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

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