surmise

(sər-mīz')

v., -mised, -mis·ing, -mis·es.

v.tr.
To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.

v.intr.
To make a guess or conjecture.

n.
An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

[Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

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meaning 'to infer doubtfully' and (as a noun) 'a conjecture or suspicion', is spelt -ise, not -ize. See -ize, -ise.

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verb

To draw an inference on the basis of inconclusive evidence or insufficient information: conjecture, guess, infer, speculate, suppose. See opinion.

noun

A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing: conjecture, guess, guesswork, speculation, supposition. See opinion.

n

Definition: guess, conclusion
Antonyms: calculation, knowledge, measurement

v

Definition: come to a conclusion
Antonyms: question, wonder

For a list of words related to surmise, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - surmise: guess; infer without strong evidence
• Reasoning and Examination - surmise: imagine; infer from scant information
• Intuition and Imagination - surmise: conjecture; speculation
• Judgments and Critiques - surmise: (vb) infer on scant grounds; conjecture

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gætte, formode, tænke sig
v. intr. - gætte, formode, gisne
n. - mistanke, formodning, anelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderstellen, vermoeden, concluderen, afleiden uit, gissing, veronderstelling

Français (French)
v. tr. - conjecturer
v. intr. - conjecturer
n. - conjecture

Deutsch (German)
v. - mutmaßen
n. - Mutmaßung, Vermutung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εικάζω, υποθέτω
n. - εικασία, υπόθεση

Italiano (Italian)
sospettare, congetturare, supporre, aspettarsi, supposizione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - supor
n. - suposição (f)

Русский (Russian)
предположение, подозрение, предполагать, подозревать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suponer, conjeturar, presumir, imaginar
v. intr. - conjeturar, adivinar
n. - conjetura, suposición

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gissa, förmoda, anta
n. - gissning, förmodan, antagande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推测, 猜测, 臆测

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推測, 猜測, 臆測
v. intr. - 推測, 猜測, 臆測
n. - 推測, 猜測

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~이라고 생각하다
v. intr. - 추측하다
n. - 짐작 , 추측

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 推量, 意見
v. - 推量する, …かと思う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يظن , يحدس, (الاسم) ظن , حدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניחש, שיער, הניח, חשד בקיומו של‬
v. intr. - ‮ניחש‬
n. - ‮ניחוש, השערה‬

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