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surmise

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

verb (used with object)

surmised, surmising.
  1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used without object)

surmised, surmising.
  1. to conjecture or guess.

noun

  1. a matter of conjecture.
  2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
  3. a conjecture or opinion.

surmise

verb

  1. when tr, may take a clause as object to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²õ³Ü°ùˈ³¾¾±²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ²õ³Ü°ùˈ³¾¾±²õ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õ±ð»å·±ô²â [ser-, mahyzd, -lee, -, mahy, -zid-], adverb
  • ²õ³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õ±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôî€È´³Ü°ù·³¾¾±²õi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of surmise1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English surmisen, from Anglo-French surmis(e), Middle French “accused,†past participle of surmettre “to accuse,†from Latin supermittere “to throw upon,†from super super- + mittere “to let go, sendâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of surmise1

C15: from Old French, from surmettre to accuse, from Latin supermittere to throw over, from super- + mittere to send
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Synonym Study

See guess.
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Example Sentences

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But when the lights dimmed for a film tribute to Scott Sanders, even a stranger could surmise that the man of the hour was no ordinary office jockey.

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One can surmise that Hektor — a non-white, working-class super at this Manhattan building — has much more to lose than Iris does if he’s let go by the management company for not following their instructions.

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Shoehorning these random digressions into the film without any additional context to surmise their meaning just feels like Perkins is doing weird for weirdness’ sake.

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“And in addition to the wind roaring, there were very loud reports we could hear in the background, which we surmised to be exploding canisters of fuel for barbecues and outdoor space heater,†he added.

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And some were now surmising that we had engineered a vote that would promote women and diminish men, in the process making some kind of statement, though they weren’t clear on exactly what that was.

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