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opine

UK/ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/ US/oʊˈpaɪn/ uncommon

verb

1.

speak one''s opinion without fear or hesitation

  • “John spoke up at the meeting”
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2.

expect, believe, or suppose

  • “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”
  • “I thought to find her in a bad state”
  • “he didn”
  • “;”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choose, desire”), and to apīscor (“to obtain”); see optate and opt.

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