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o⋅pine

  [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; < L opīnārī to think, deem

Synonyms:
say, suggest, allow, guess, imagine.
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o·pine   (ō-pīn')   
v.   o·pined, o·pin·ing, o·pines

v.   tr.
To state as an opinion.
v.   intr.
To express an opinion: opined on the defendant's testimony.

[Middle English opinen, from Old French opiner, from Latin opīnārī, to suppose.]
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Word Origin & History

opine 
1456 (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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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