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Meaning of 'surmise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surmise [ n.]
- A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.
- Reflection; thought.
2 . Surmise [ v. t.]
- To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.

Meaning of 'surmise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . surmise [ v]
Meaning (1):
- imagine to be the case or true or probable
Example in sentence:
  • I surmised that the butler did it;
  • I suspect he is a fugitive

Nearby Words:

sur- sura suradanni suraddition surah sural surance surangular surbase surbased

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