Dictionary
sur•mise
Pronunciation: (
—v.sur-mīz';
—n.sur-mīz', sûr'mīz), [key]
—v., -mised, -mis•ing,
—n.
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v.t.
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
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v.i.
to conjecture or guess.
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n.
1. a matter of conjecture.
2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
3. a conjecture or opinion.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.