surmise
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maɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
verb (used without object)
2.
to conjecture or guess.
noun
3.
a matter of conjecture.
4.
an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
5.
a conjecture or opinion.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English surmisen < Anglo-French surmis(e), Middle French (past participle of surmettre to accuse < Latin supermittere to throw upon), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + mis (masculine), mise (feminine) < Latin missus, missa, equivalent to mit(tere) to send + -tus, -ta past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English surmisen < Anglo-French surmis(e), Middle French (past participle of surmettre to accuse < Latin supermittere to throw upon), equivalent to sur- sur-1 + mis (masculine), mise (feminine) < Latin missus, missa, equivalent to mit(tere) to send + -tus, -ta past participle suffix
Related forms
sur·mis·a·ble, adjective
sur·mis·er, noun
un·sur·mised, adjective
un·sur·mis·ing, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| surmise | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | ( |
| —n | |
| 2. | an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence |
| [C15: from Old French, from surmettre to accuse, from Latin supermittere to throw over, from | |
| sur'misable | |
| —adj | |
| sur'miser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
surmise
c.1400, "to charge, allege," from O.Fr. surmis, pp. of surmettre "to accuse," from sur- "upon" + mettre "put," from L. mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "to infer conjecturally" is recorded from 1700. The noun meaning "inference, guess" is first found in Eng. 1590;
earlier it was a legal term meaning "formal allegation" (1451).
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Example sentences
My surmise is that smoking marijuana is more risky than eating it but still safer than getting drunk.
Some ecologists surmise that biodiversity allows plant species to coexist without competing for resources.
The researchers surmise that this unit facilitates interaction between the crown and the acidic aqueous solution.
They helped navigators surmise where they were and how far they had traveled and how much longer they had to stay at sea.
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