surmise n : a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis]

1 infer from incomplete evidence

2 imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" [syn: suspect]

English

Etymology

From Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre ("to accuse") from sur- ("upon") + mettre ("to put") from Latin mittere'' ("to send").

Pronunciation

• Noun:

• italbrac RP: /ˈsɜːmaɪz/

• Verb:

• italbrac RP: /sɜːˈmaɪz/

Noun

1. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, surmises of jealousy or of envy.
2. Reflection; thought; posit.

Translations

• German: Vermutung , Mutmaßung

Verb

1. To conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises.

Translations

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