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surmise

[ verb ser-mahyz; noun ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

surmised, surmising.
  1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used without object)

surmised, surmising.
  1. to conjecture or guess.

noun

  1. a matter of conjecture.
  2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
  3. a conjecture or opinion.

surmise

verb

  1. when tr, may take a clause as object to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܰˈ, adjective
  • ܰˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܰ·a· adjective
  • ܰ·· [ser-, mahyzd, -lee, -, mahy, -zid-], adverb
  • ܰ·İ noun
  • ܲȴܰ· adjective
  • ܲȴܰ·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surmise1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English surmisen, from Anglo-French surmis(e), Middle French “accused,” past participle of surmettre “to accuse,” from Latin supermittere “to throw upon,” from super super- + mittere “to let go, send”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surmise1

C15: from Old French, from surmettre to accuse, from Latin supermittere to throw over, from super- + mittere to send
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Synonym Study

See guess.
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Example Sentences

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All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.

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Depending on how everything shakes out, Eddy surmises stars could be reintroduced to the Pacific within three to five years.

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But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.

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One can surmise that Hektor — a non-white, working-class super at this Manhattan building — has much more to lose than Iris does if he’s let go by the management company for not following their instructions.

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Shoehorning these random digressions into the film without any additional context to surmise their meaning just feels like Perkins is doing weird for weirdness’ sake.

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