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opine
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o·pine
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oʊˈpaɪn
/
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[
oh-
pahyn
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
o·pined,
o·pin·ing.
to hold or express an
opinion
.
Origin:
1575–85;
<
Latin
opīnārī
to think, deem
Related forms
un·o·pined,
adjective
Can be confused:
opine,
opinion
.
Synonyms
say, suggest, allow, guess, imagine.
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opine
(əʊˈpaɪn)
—
vb
(
when
tr, usually takes a clause as object
) to hold or express an opinion:
he opined that it was all a sad mistake
[C16: from Latin
opīnārī
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
opine
mid-15c. (implied in opinable), from M.Fr. opiner, from L. opinari "have an opinion, suppose, think, judge," perhaps related to optare "to desire, choose" (see
option
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Some historians
opine
that the overall situation actually improved.
Senior soldiers
opine
loudly and publicly on security policy.
Alaskans are certainly qualified to
opine
about narcissism.
Some pundits
opine
that the balance between privacy and security must shift in favor of the latter.
To deny is to
opine
without consideration of evidence.
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"I ask myself: what are my views on death, the next world, God? I look into my mind and discover I am too much of a mannikin to have any. As for death, I am a little bit of trembling jelly of anticipation. I am prepared for anything, but I am the complete agnostic; I simply don't know. To have views, faith, beliefs, one needs a backbone. This great bully of a universe overwhelms me. The stars make me cower. I am intimidated by the immensity surrounding my own littleness. It is futile and presumptuous for me to
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anything about the next world. But I hope for something much freer and more satisfying after death, for emancipation of the spirit and above all for the obliteration of this puny self, this little, skulking, sharp-witted ferret."
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