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surmise

sur·mise

UK/sɜːˈmaɪz/ US/sɚˈmaɪz/ uncommon
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

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2.

imagine to be the case or true or probable

  • “I suspect he is a fugitive”
  • “I surmised that the butler did it”
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noun

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Origin

From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse”), from sur- (“upon”) + metre (“to put”).

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