Surmise Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

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• surmise (verb)

surmise

/sɚˈmaɪz/

verb

surmises;

surmised;

surmising

surmise

/sɚˈmaɪz/

verb

surmises;

surmised;

surmising

Britannica Dictionary definition of SURMISE

[+ object]

formal

:

to form an opinion about something without definitely knowing the truth

:

guess

• We can only surmise what happened.
• He must have surmised that I was not interested.

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— surmise

noun,

plural

surmises

[count, noncount]

• This is no more than a surmise. [=_guess_]

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