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intuit

[in-too-it, -tyoo-; in-too-it, -tyoo-] Origin

in·tu·it

[in-too-it, -tyoo-; in-too-it, -tyoo-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to know or receive by intuition.

Origin:
1770–80; back formation from intuition

in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective
un·in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective
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intuit (ɪnˈtjuːɪt)
 
vb
to know or discover by intuition
 
in'tuitable
 
adj

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intuit
1840, a back formation from intuition, apparently coined by De Quincey.
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