Surmise
11surmise — I n. (formal) conjecture a surmise that + clause (she expressed a surmise that the situation would improve) II v. (L) I surmised that the situation would improve * * * [sə maɪz] (L) I surmised that the situation would improve (formal) [… …
12surmise — {{11}}surmise (n.) early 15c., legal, a charge, a formal accusation; see SURMISE (Cf. surmise) (v.). Meaning inference, guess is first found in English 1580s. {{12}}surmise (v.) c.1400, to charge, allege, from O.Fr. surmis, pp. of surmettre to… …
13surmise — Idea based on weak evidence, conjecture. Formerly where a defendant pleaded a local custom, for instance, a custom of the city of London, it was necessary for him to surmise, that is, to suggest that such custom should be certified to the court… …
14surmise — sur|mise [səˈmaız US sər ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of surmetre to accuse , from Latin supermettere to throw on , from mittere to send ] formal to guess that something is true, using the information you know …
15surmise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, allegation, charge, from Anglo French, from feminine of surmis, past participle of surmettre to place on, suppose, accuse, from Medieval Latin supermittere, from Late Latin, to place on, from Latin super +… …
16surmise — [sə mʌɪz] verb suppose without having evidence. noun a supposition or guess. Origin ME (in the senses formal allegation and allege formally ): from Anglo Norman Fr. and OFr. surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre accuse , from late L.… …
17surmise — verb (T) formal to guess that something is true using the information you know already surmise noun (C, U) …
18surmise — verb I can only surmise that they re plotting against me Syn: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, conclude, theorize, speculate, divine; assume, presume, suppose, understand, gather, feel, sense, think, believe …
19surmise — sur•mise [[t]sərˈmaɪz[/t]] n. [[t]also ˈsɜr maɪz[/t]] v. mised, mis•ing, n. 1) to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess 2) to conjecture or guess 3) an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely;… …
20surmise — n. & v. n. a conjecture or suspicion about the existence or truth of something. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) infer doubtfully; make a surmise about. 2 tr. suspect the existence of. 3 intr. make a guess. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF fem.… …
