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surmise(dictionary)

surmise (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: 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 already
surmise that
::When he came in, he didn't look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.
-- surmise n [U and C]
::Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed.