Surmise Definition
sər-mīz
surmised, surmises, surmising
verb
surmised, surmises, surmising
To imagine or infer (something) without conclusive evidence; conjecture; guess.
Webster's New World
To say (something) as a guess or conjecture.
American Heritage
To make a guess or conjecture.
American Heritage
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noun
surmises
An idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess.
Webster's New World
The act or process of surmising; conjecture in general.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Surmise
Noun
Singular:
surmise
Plural:
surmisesOrigin of Surmise
Middle English surmisen to accuse from Old French surmise feminine past participle of surmettre sur- sur- mettre to put (from Latin mittere)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse"), from sur- (“upon") + metre (“to put").
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