PRESURMISE Definition & Meaning

presurmise

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a surmise previously formed.

verb (used with object)

presurmised, presurmising.

to surmise beforehand.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of presurmise¹

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + surmise

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V. suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine; theorize; presume, presurmise†, presuppose; assume, fancy, wis†, take it; give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted; imagine &c.

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