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Word: Surmise
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in the senses ‘formal allegation’ and ‘allege formally’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre ‘accuse’, from late Latin supermittere ‘put in afterwards’, from super- ‘over’ + mittere ‘send’
səˈmʌɪz
suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
Short Definition:suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
Examples:- he surmised that something must be wrong
- ‘I don't think they're locals,’ she surmised
Word: Surmise
Speech Type: Noun
səˈmʌɪz
ˈsəːmʌɪz
a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
Short Definition:supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
Examples:- Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed
- all these observations remain surmise
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